Look - Definition

n 1: the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad
expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn:
expression, look, 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: look, 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, look, smell]
v 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: look, 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, look]
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, look, 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, look, 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,
look, 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, look, calculate,
reckon]