usage: 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"
2. looking, looking for, search, hunt, hunting
usage: the act of searching visually
Verb
1. look
usage: 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, appear, seem, be
usage: 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, be
usage: have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"
4. search, look, examine, see
usage: search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
5. front, look, face, lie
usage: 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. attend, take care, look, see, care, give care
usage: 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
usage: convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me"
8. expect, look, await, wait
usage: 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"
usage: accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!"
10. count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon, trust, swear, rely, bank
usage: 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"
Adjective
1. looking, sounding, superficial (vs. profound)
usage: appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk"