Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | ![]() Synonyms: looking, looking at | |
3. | look - physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place" | |
4. | look - 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" | |
Verb | 1. | look - 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. | look - 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" | |
3. | look - have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery" | |
4. | look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" Synonyms: search | |
5. | look - 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" | |
6. | look - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" | |
7. | look - convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me" | |
8. | look - 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" | |
9. | look - accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!" | |
10. | look - 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" |
LOOK - A specification language. ["A Look at Algebraic Specifications", S.N. Zilles et al, IBM RR, 1982]. |