looks

looks · verb/noun

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Definitions

verb/noun

  1. 1.

    Directs one's gaze in a specified direction.

  2. 2.

    A person's facial appearance or expression.

  3. 3.

    Appears or seems to be.

  4. 4.

    A person's physical attractiveness or appearance.

  5. 5.

    Searches or examines.

Phrases & expressions

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    looks can be deceiving — appearances may not reflect reality
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    looks like — appears to be; seems
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    looks forward to — anticipates with pleasure
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    looks up to — admires or respects
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    looks down on — regards with contempt
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    by the looks of it — judging from appearances
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    dirty looks — expressions of disapproval or anger
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    if looks could kill — said of an angry glare

Related words

Antonyms: ignores, overlooks
See also: appearance, gaze, look, looking
Synonyms: appears, gazes, glances, seems

Etymology

From Old English lōcian ("to see, look, gaze"), from Proto-West Germanic lōkōn. Related to German lugen ("to look").