look : Idioms & Phrases

• adjective satellite pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
  fine-looking; well-favoured; better-looking; well-favored; handsome.
  
  • a fine-looking woman
  • a good-looking man
  • better-looking than her sister
  • very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray
  • our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman

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• adjective satellite having an evil appearance
  

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• adjective satellite pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
  fine-looking; well-favoured; better-looking; well-favored; handsome.
  
  • a fine-looking woman
  • a good-looking man
  • better-looking than her sister
  • very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray
  • our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman

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• adjective satellite ahead of the times
  modern; advanced; innovative.
  
  • the advanced teaching methods
  • had advanced views on the subject
  • a forward-looking corporation
  • is British industry innovative enough?

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• verb see something for a brief time
  catch sight; catch a glimpse.
  

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• noun the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man)
  handsomeness.
  

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• adjective satellite pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
  fine-looking; well-favoured; better-looking; well-favored; handsome.
  
  • a fine-looking woman
  • a good-looking man
  • better-looking than her sister
  • very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray
  • our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman

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Good"-look`ing adjective

Definitions

1. Handsome.

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• verb look at with attention
  get a load; have a look.
  
  • Have a look at this!
  • Get a load of this pretty woman!

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Ill"-look`ing adjective

Definitions

1. Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note under Ill, adv.

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• adjective satellite impressive in appearance
  

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La"dy's look"ing-glass`

Definitions

1. (Bot.) See Venus's looking-glass, under Venus.

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• verb be oriented in a certain direction
  overlook; look out on; look across.
  
  • The house looks out on a tennis court
  • The apartment overlooks the Hudson

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• verb keep under careful scrutiny
  
  • Keep an eye on this prisoner!

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• verb look about oneself
  
  • look around to see whether you can find the missing document

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• verb take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
  consider; deal; take.
  
  • Take the case of China
  • Consider the following case
• verb look at carefully; study mentally
  consider; view.
  
  • view a problem

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• verb avert one's gaze
  
  • She looked away when the nurse pricked her arm with the needle

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• verb look towards one's back
  look back.
  
  • don't look back while you walk
• verb look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
  review; retrospect.
  
  • she reviewed her achievements with pride

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• verb look towards one's back
  look back.
  
  • don't look back while you walk

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• verb regard with contempt
  
  • the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest

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• verb try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
  search; seek.
  
  • The police are searching for clues
  • They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
• verb be excited or anxious about
  look for; anticipate.
  

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• verb expect or hope for
  
  • I look to hear from you soon

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• verb investigate scientifically
  investigate.
  
  • Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
• verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
  check into; go over; suss out; check over; check up on; check out; check.
  
  • check the brakes
  • Check out the engine

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• verb bear a physical resemblance to
  
  • She looks like her mother

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• verb observe with attention
  watch.
  
  • They watched as the murderer was executed
• verb look on as or consider
  regard as; take to be; think of; esteem; look on; repute.
  
  • she looked on this affair as a joke
  • He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician
  • He is reputed to be intelligent

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• verb be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
  watch out; watch.
  
  • Watch out for pickpockets!
• verb to protect someone's interests
  
  • A man's gotta look out for his family

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• verb be oriented in a certain direction
  overlook; look out on; look across.
  
  • The house looks out on a tennis court
  • The apartment overlooks the Hudson

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• verb be oriented in a certain direction
  overlook; look out on; look across.
  
  • The house looks out on a tennis court
  • The apartment overlooks the Hudson

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• verb act or move at high speed
  rush; hasten; festinate; hurry.
  
  • We have to rush!
  • hurry--it's late!

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• verb turn one's interests or expectations towards
  
  • look to the future
  • this method looks to significant wavings
• verb be excited or anxious about
  look for; anticipate.
  

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• verb seek information from
  refer; consult.
  
  • You should consult the dictionary
  • refer to your notes

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• verb feel admiration for
  admire.
  

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• verb look on as or consider
  regard as; take to be; think of; esteem; look on; repute.
  
  • she looked on this affair as a joke
  • He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician
  • He is reputed to be intelligent

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• noun someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
  double; image.
  
  • he could be Gingrich's double
  • she's the very image of her mother
• adjective satellite resembling closely
  
  • they have look-alike cars

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• noun a swift cursory examination or inspection
  once-over.
  
  • I gave him the once-over

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• noun the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
  looking; look.
  
  • 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

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• noun the act of searching visually
  looking.
  

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• noun a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror
  glass.
  

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• noun large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath
  Heritiera macrophylla.
  

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Look"ing-glass` noun

Definitions

1. A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver.

   There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass. South.

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• noun small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath
  Heritiera littoralis.
  

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• adjective satellite resembling metal
  metal-looking; metallike.
  

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• adjective satellite resembling metal
  metal-looking; metallike.
  

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• noun a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt
  

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On"-look`ing adjective

Definitions

1. Looking on or forward.

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• a side glance. Obs. B. Jonson.

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• noun a glance sideways
  side-glance.
  
  • she shot him an impatient side-glance

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• verb look at with attention
  get a load; have a look.
  
  • Have a look at this!
  • Get a load of this pretty woman!

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• to examine the mouth of a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to ascertain his age; hence, to accept favors in a critical and thankless spirit. Lowell.

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• to look on all sides, or in different directions.

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• to be on the watch; to be vigilant; to be circumspect or guarded.

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• . (a) To attend to; to take care of; as, to look after children . (b) To expect; to be in a state of expectation.

  Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth. Luke xxi. 26.

  (c) To seek; to search .

  My subject does not oblige me to look after the water, or point forth the place where to it is now retreated. Woodward.

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• to direct the eyes toward so that one sees, or as if to see; as, to look at a star; hence, to observe, examine, consider; as, to look at a matter without prejudice.

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• to frown; to scowl; to have a threatening appearance.

  The bishops thereat repined, and looked black. Holinshed.

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• to look disheartened or dejected.

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• . See under Dagger.

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• to treat with indifference or contempt; to regard as an inferior; to despise.

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• . (a) To expect; as, to look for news by the arrival of a ship. "Look now for no enchanting voice." Milton. (b) To seek for; to search for; as, to look for lost money, or lost cattle.

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• . (a) To look out of something, as from a window. (b) To threaten to come out . Jer. vi. 1. (Rev. Ver.).

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• to face or meet with boldness or confidence; hence, sometimes, to meet for combat.

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• to inspect closely; to observe narrowly; to examine; as, to look into the works of nature; to look into one's conduct or affairs.

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• . (a) To regard; to esteem.

  Her friends would look on her the worse. Prior.

  (b) To consider; to view; to conceive of; to think of.

  I looked on Virgil as a succinct, majestic writer. Dryden.

  (c) To be a mere spectator .

  I'll be a candleholder, and look on. Shak.

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• to be on the watch; to be careful; as, the seaman looks out for breakers.
• to seek for; as, prudent persons look out associates good reputation.

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• . (a) To see through. (b) To search; to examine with the eyes .

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• . (a) To watch; to take care of. "Look well to thy herds." Prov. xxvii. 23 . (b) To resort to with expectation of receiving something; to expect to receive from; as, the creditor may look to surety for payment. "Look unto me, and be ye saved." Is. xlv. 22.

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• to search for or find out by looking; as, to look up the items of an account.

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• to respect; to regard with deference.

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• (Bot.), an annual plant of the genus Specularia allied to the bellflower; also called lady's looking-glass.

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