Look : (noun)
1: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a
look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: expression, aspect,
facial expression, face]
2: 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" [syn: looking,
looking at]
3: physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place"
4: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the
effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city
excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the
meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone,
feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, smell]
(verb)
1: perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She
looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!";
"Look--a deer in the backyard!"
2: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;
"She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very
difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They
appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long
time" [syn: appear, seem]
3: have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she
look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after
the surgery"
4: search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the
child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect
gift!" [syn: search]
5: 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"; "The building
faces the park" [syn: front, face] [ant: back]
6: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?";
"I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this
business" [syn: attend, take care, see]
7: convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me"
8: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were
expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to
a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: expect,
await, wait]
9: accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!"
10: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help
you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You
can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of
crisis" [syn: count, bet, depend, calculate, reckon]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Look : \Look\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Looked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Looking.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG.
luog[=e]n.]
1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to
direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes
while keeping them directed; -- with various prepositions,
often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below.
2. To direct the attention (to something); to consider; to
examine; as, to look at an action.
3. To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance; as,
the patient looks better; the clouds look rainy.
It would look more like vanity than gratitude.
--Addison.
Observe how such a practice looks in another person.
--I. Watts.
4. To have a particular direction or situation; to face; to
front.
The inner gate that looketh to north. --Ezek. viii.
3.
The east gate . . . which looketh eastward. --Ezek.
xi. 1.
5. In the imperative: see; behold; take notice; take care;
observe; -- used to call attention.
Look, how much we thus expel of sin, so much we
expel of virtue. --Milton.
Note: Look, in the imperative, may be followed by a dependent
sentence, but see is oftener so used.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Look : \Look\, n.
1. The act of looking; a glance; a sight; a view; -- often in
certain phrases; as, to have, get, take, throw, or cast, a
look.
Threw many a northward look to see his father Bring
up his powers; but he did long in vain. --Shak.
2. Expression of the eyes and face; manner; as, a proud or
defiant look. ``Gentle looks.'' --Shak.
Up ! up! my friends, and clear your looks.
--Wordsworth.
3. Hence; Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy
look; the affair has a bad look.
Pain, disgrace, and poverty have frighted looks.
--Locke.
There was something that reminded me of Dante's Hell
in the look of this. --Carlyle.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Look : \Look\, v. t.
1. To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
2. To seek; to search for. [Obs.]
Looking my love, I go from place to place.
--Spenser.
3. To expect. [Obs.] --Shak.
4. To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence as,
to look down opposition.
A spirit fit to start into an empire, And look the
world to law. --Dryden.
5. To express or manifest by a look.
Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again.
--Byron.
To look daggers. See under Dagger.
To look in the face, to face or meet with boldness or
confidence; hence, sometimes, to meet for combat.
To look out, to seek for; as, prudent persons look out
associates good reputation.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Look :
A specification language.
["A Look at Algebraic Specifications", S.N. Zilles et al, IBM
RR, 1982].
(1994-11-16)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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