look
look
- n the feelings expressed on a person's face
a look of triumph - n the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
he went out to have a look
his look was fixed on her eyes
he gave it a good looking at
his camera does his looking for him - n physical appearance
I don't like the looks of this place - n the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- v perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
She looked over the expanse of land - v give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
This project looks fishy - v have a certain outward or facial expression
How does she look?
The child looks unhappy
She looked pale after the surgery - v search or seek
We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest - v be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
The house looks north
My backyard look onto the pond - v take charge of or deal with
- v convey by one's expression
She looked her devotion to me - v look forward to the probable occurrence of
She is looking to a promotion - v accord in appearance with
You don't look your age! - v have faith or confidence in
- More boomers are working into their senior years, and who wants to look like the office geezer?.
- Generations of American males surreptitiously added inches to their height by wearing Adler elevatorsordinary-looking shoes that contained hidden built-in platforms.
- A study of identical twins reveals the myriad environmental factors that make us look older or, less frequently, younger than our age.