1
[ adjective ] appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

Synonyms

sounding

Examples

"left their clothes dirty looking" "a most disagreeable looking character" "angry-looking" "liquid-looking" "severe-looking policemen on noble horses" "fine-sounding phrases"

Used in print

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

Heavy_coated , severe looking policemen sat astride noble horses along the curbside to prevent the revellers from spilling_out in_front of the crawling traffic .

Related terms

superficial

2
[ noun ] the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

Synonyms

look looking_at

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

Instead of the observer 's eye the image_orthicon in the TV_camera does the `` looking '' .

3
[ noun ] the act of searching visually

Synonyms

looking_for

Related terms

search

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