| looking |
| 1. v. present participle of look | |
| 2. n. The act of one who looks; a glance. | |
| 3. n. (obsolete) The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance. | |
| look |
| 1. v. (intransitive, often, with "at") To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. | |
| Look at my new car! Don’t look in the closet. | |
| 2. v. To appear, to seem. | |
| It looks as if it’s going to rain soon. | |
| 3. v. (copulative) To give an appearance of being. | |
| That painting looks nice. | |
| 4. v. (intransitive, often, with "for") To search for, to try to find. | |
| 5. v. To face or present a view. | |
| The hotel looks over the valleys of the HinduKush. | |
| 6. v. To expect or anticipate. | |
| I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival. | |
| 7. v. To express or manifest by a look. | |
| 8. v. (transitive, often, with "to") To make sure of, to see to. | |
| 9. v. (dated, sometimes figurative) To show oneself in looking. | |
| Look out of the window i.e. lean out while I speak to you. | |
| 10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To look at; to turn the eyes toward. | |
| 11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To seek; to search for. | |
| 12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence. | |
| to look down opposition | |
| 13. v. (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it. | |
| The fastball caught him looking. | |
| Clem Labine struck Mays out looking at his last at bat. | |
| It's unusual for Mays to strike out looking. He usually takes a cut at it. | |
| 14. interj. Pay attention. | |
| Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely. | |
| 15. n. The action of looking; an attempt to see. | |
| Let’s have a look under the hood of the car. | |
| 16. n. (often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression. | |
| She got her mother’s looks. | |
| I don’t like the look of the new design. | |
| 17. n. A facial expression. | |
| He gave me a dirty look. | |
| If looks could kill ... | |
| thoughtful |
| 1. adj. Demonstrating thought or careful consideration. | |
| Most thoughtful people eventually solve the puzzle. | |
| 2. adj. Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others. | |
| Preparing dinner is a thoughtful gesture for a new mother. | |
| especially |
| 1. adv. (manner) In a special manner; specially. | |
| 2. adv. (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal. | |
| 3. adv. (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something. | |
| Invite them all, especially Molly. | |
| from |
| 1. prep. With the source or provenance of or at. | |
| This wine comes from France. | |
| I got a letter from my brother. | |
| 2. prep. With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at. | |
| He had books piled from floor to ceiling. | |
| He left yesterday from Chicago. | |
| Face away from the wall! | |
| 3. prep. (mathematics, now uncommon) Denoting a subtraction operation. | |
| 20 from 31 leaves 11. | |
| 4. prep. With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of. | |
| An umbrella protects from the sun. | |
| He knows right from wrong. | |
| sadness |
| 1. n. The state or emotion of being sad. | |
| 2. n. An event in one's life that causes sadness. | |
| She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years. | |
