look /lŭk/

1. To direct one's eyes and attention
2. To give attention
3. To face
4. To seem or appear
5. To seem to be
6. To have an appearance
7. To take care (archaic or dialect)

1. To make sure
2. To see to it
3. To ascertain by a look
4. To look at
5. To expect
6. To seem likely
7. To render by a look
8. To express by a look
9. To refer to, turn (with up)
10. To give (a look, as cognate object)

1. An act of looking
2. View
3. Air
4. Appearance
5. (in pl) beauty, comeliness (also good looks)

1. See
2. Behold

lookˈer noun

1. A person who looks
2. An observer
3. A person who has good looks (informal)

-looking combining form

Having a specified appearance or expression, as in sad-looking

lookˈism noun

A term formed on the analogy of racism and sexism, denoting an attitude of prejudice and discrimination against people who look different, eg because of some physical disability

lookˈalike noun

A person who closely resembles another in personal appearance, a double

look and say noun (education)

A method of teaching reading, whereby the pupil is trained to recognize words at a glance, and say them, rather than articulate the letters of the word one by one

lookˈ-and-sayˈ adjective

lookˈer-onˈ noun (pl lookˈers-onˈ)

1. An onlooker
2. A (mere) spectator

lookˈ-inˈ noun

1. A chance of doing anything effectively or of sharing
2. A short casual call

lookˈing-for noun (Bible)

Expectation

lookˈing-glass noun

A mirror

adjective

Topsy-turvy (alluding to Through the Looking-Glass (1872) by Lewis Carroll)

lookˈout noun

1. A careful watch
2. A place to observe from
3. A person given the task of watching or keeping watch
4. Prospect
5. Concern

lookˈ-round noun

Inspection

lookˈ-see noun (informal)

A look around

lookˈup adjective (computing)

Denoting a table giving a set of values for a variable

be looking at (informal)

To be able to expect (a possible price, length of time, etc)

look after

1. To take care of
2. To seek
3. To expect (Bible)

look alive (informal)

To rouse oneself for action

look down on

To despise

look down one's nose at

To regard with contempt

look for

1. To search for
2. To expect

look forward to

To anticipate with pleasure

look here! (informal)

Used to draw attention to something, or as an angry response

look in

To make a short visit

look into

1. To inspect closely
2. To investigate

look like

1. To resemble
2. To promise or threaten (eg rain)
3. Used in requesting a description, as in what does it look like?

look on

1. To regard, view or think
2. To be a spectator

look out

1. To be watchful
2. To be on one's guard
3. To look for and select
4. To show or appear (Shakespeare)

look over

1. To examine cursorily
2. To overlook or pass over

look sharp (informal)

Be quick about it

look small

To appear or feel foolish and ashamed

look the part

To have, or assume, an appearance in keeping with one's role

look to

1. To look at or towards
2. To watch
3. To take care of
4. To depend on (with for)
5. To expect (to do)

look to be (informal)

To seem to be

look up

1. To search for, refer to
2. To take courage
3. To improve, take a turn for the better
4. To seek out and call upon, visit (informal)

look up to

To feel respect or veneration for

look you (archaic and Welsh)

Observe, take notice of this

not much to look at (informal)

Plain, unattractive

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• convected
• convecting
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• convectional
• convections
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• convector
• convectors
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• convenable
• convenance
• convenances
• convene
• convened
• convener
• conveners
• convenes
• convenience
• convenience food
• convenience foods
• conveniences
• convenience store
• convenience stores
• conveniencies