Word Meanings - LOOK - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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

Additional info about word: LOOK

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 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. Look that ye bind them fast. Shak. Look if it be my daughter. Talfourd. 6. To show one's self in looking, as by leaning out of a window; as, look out of the window while I speak to you. Sometimes used figuratively. My toes look through the overleather. Shak. 7. To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate. Looking each hour into death's mouth to fall. Spenser. To look about, to look on all sides, or in different directions. -- To look about one, to be on the watch; to be vigilant; to be circumspect or guarded. -- To look after. To attend to; to take care of; as, to look after children. 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. 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. -- To look at, 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. -- To look black, to frown; to scowl; to have a threatening appearance. The bishops thereat repined, and looked black. Holinshed. -- To look down on or upon, to treat with indifference or contempt; to regard as an inferior; to despise. -- To look for. To expect; as, to look for news by the arrival of a ship. "Look now for no enchanting voice." Milton. To seek for; to search for; as, to look for lost money, or lost cattle. -- To look forth. To look out of something, as from a window. To threaten to come out. Jer. vi. 1. . -- To look into, to inspect closely; to observe narrowly; to examine; as, to look into the works of nature; to look into one's conduct or affairs. -- To look on. To regard; to esteem. Her friends would look on her the worse. Prior. To consider; to view; to conceive of; to think of. I looked on Virgil as a succinct, majestic writer. Dryden. To be a mere spectator. I'll be a candleholder, and look on. Shak. -- To look out, to be on the watch; to be careful; as, the seaman looks out for breakers. -- To look through. To see through. To search; to examine with the eyes. -- To look to or unto. To watch; to take care of. "Look well to thy herds." Prov. xxvii. 23. 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.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of LOOK)

• Appearance
• Advent
• coming
• arrival
• presence
• apparition
• aspect
• Manifestatlon
• probability
• likeness
• exhibition
• mien
• manner
• semblance
• air
• show
• look
• pretense
• likelihood
• presumption
• Behold
• Look
• discern
• regard
• view
• descry
• look upon
• gaze
• contemplate
• observe
• see
• scan
• survey
• Beware
• Care
• refrain
• consider
• heed
• fear
• avoid
• Complexion
• Face
• color
• feature
• appearance
• character
• hue
• interpretation
• indication
• Mien
• carriage
• bearing
• deportment

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of LOOK)

• Miss
• overlook
• disregard
• despise
• dislike
• contemn
• hate
• loathe
• misconsider
• misconceive
• misestimate
• misjudge

Related words: (words related to LOOK)

• COMBER
  1. One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc. 2. A long, curling wave.
• COMMENDATOR
  One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers.
• COMPATIENT
  Suffering or enduring together. Sir G. Buck.
• COMMISSARY
  An officer on the bishop, who exercises ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a distance from the residence of the bishop. Ayliffe. An officer having charge of a special sevice; as, the commissary of musters. An officer
• DISREGARDFULLY
  Negligently; heedlessly.
• COLORMAN
  A vender of paints, etc. Simmonds.
• COMMERCIALLY
  In a commercial manner.
• CHARACTERISTIC
  Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.
• COMPOSITOUS
  Belonging to the Compositæ; composite. Darwin.
• COMMISERATION
  The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion. And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint. Shak. Syn. -- See Sympathy.
• COMMENSURABILITY
  The quality of being commersurable. Sir T. Browne.
• COMPASSIONATELY
  In a compassionate manner; mercifully. Clarendon.
• MISJUDGE
  To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue.
• COMPROMISE
  promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter, fr. compromittere to 1. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators. Burrill. 2. A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both
• DISCERNANCE
  Discernment.
• COMPENSATOR
  An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on iron vessels to neutralize the effect of the ship's attraction on the needle. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, compensates; -- a name applied to various mechanical devices.
• COMPREHENSIVENESS
  The quality of being comprehensive; extensiveness of scope. Compare the beauty and comprehensiveness of legends on ancient coins. Addison.
• COMPANIONLESS
  Without a companion.
• EXHIBITION
  The act of administering a remedy. (more info) 1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display. 2. That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also, any public show; a display of works of art,
• COMFORTLESS
  Without comfort or comforts; in want or distress; cheerless. Comfortless through turanny or might. Spenser. Syn. -- Forlorn; desolate; cheerless; inconsolable; disconsolate; wretched; miserable. -- Com"fort*less*ly, adv. -- Com"fort*less*ness, n.
• INDECOMPOSABLENESS
  Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.
• WATER-BEARER
  The constellation Aquarius.
• INTERCOMMUNION
  Mutual communion; as, an intercommunion of deities. Faber.
• UNBECOMING
  Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper. My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall. Dryden. -- Un`be*com"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*com"ing*ness, n.
• ENCOMBERMENT
  Hindrance; molestation. Spenser.
• INCOMMENSURABLE
  Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other;
• UNCOMMON
  Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage. Syn. -- Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted. -- Un*com"mon*ly, adv. -- Un*com"mon*ness, n.