Text: 1 facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling<you should have seen the look on your face when we yelled “Surprise!”>Synonymscast, countenance, expression, face, visageRelated Wordsfrown, grimace, mouth, scowl; air, appearance, aspect, bearing, demeanor, manner, mien 2 an instance of looking especially briefly<she gave the junk mail a quick look before throwing it in the garbage pail>Synonymscast, eye, gander, glance, glimpse, peek, peep, regard, sight, viewRelated Wordsgape, gaze, glare, leer, ogle, stare; squint 3 the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality<he has the look of a prosperous businessman>— see appearance 1 4 looks plural the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses<a supermodelʼs career tends to be entirely based on her exceptional good looks>— see beauty 1

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