looks
/lʊks/
looks is the plural of look.
looks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look.
Meaning of look
Noun
look (plural looks)
- The action of looking; an attempt to see.
- Let’s have a look under the hood of the car.
- Synonyms:
- gander
- Physical appearance, visual impression.
- She got her mother’s looks.
- A facial expression.
- He gave me a dirty look.
Noun
looks pl (plural only)
- One's appearance or attractiveness.
- His charm and good looks accounted for much of his popularity in the polls.
Words formed from looks
Phrases with looks
- looks at
- looks in
- looks it
- looks on
- looks to
- looks up
- looks for
- looks off
- looks out
- looks shy
- man looks
- looks away
76 more phrasesFewer phrases
- looks back
- looks down
- looks into
- looks like
- looks over
- looks past
- looks upon
- black looks
- dirty looks
- looks after
- looks ahead
- looks alike
- looks alive
- looks in on
- looks on as
- looks round
- looks up to
- looks around
- looks beyond
- looks lively
- looks snappy
- looks daggers
- looks down on
- looks through
- looks a fright
- looks ahead to
- looks and feel
- looks the part
- looks and feels
- looks down upon
- looks one's age
- looks forward to
- looks one's best
- looks for trouble
- looks in the face
- looks under rocks
- looks up and down
- if looks could kill
- looks right through
- looks the other way
- old-fashioned looks
- looks for number one
- looks down one's nose
- looks out for someone
- looks before one leaps
- looks on the dark side
- doggy dinner bowl looks
- if it looks like a duck
- looks for a dog to kick
- looks on the black side
- looks on the bright side
- looks on the gloomy side
- looks out for number one
- looks over one's shoulder
- looks on the positive side
- looks like a bomb has hit it
- looks on the dark side of it
- looks like who did it and ran
- the devil looks after his own
- looks at oneself in the mirror
- looks like one swallowed a bug
- looks on the bright side of it
- looks like who did it and ran away
- looks like something the cat brought in
- looks like something the cat dragged in
- looks like something the cat's dragged in
- to a hammer, everything looks like a nail
- looks as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
- looks as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence
- if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
- looks as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards
- if all you've got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
- when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
- if your only tool is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail
- if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck
- if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck
Words that rhyme with looks
Questions about looks
- What does looks mean?
- Looks means one's appearance or attractiveness.
- What is looks the plural of?
- Looks is the plural of look.
- What part of speech is looks?
- Looks is a noun.
- How do you pronounce looks?
- Looks is pronounced /lʊks/.
Words near looks in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: looks (page history and authors); look (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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