English words: look away to looseness

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English words look away to looseness

look away verb: To ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.
look back noun, verb: To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
look before one leaps verb: To think before taking action.
look beyond verb: Synonym of look past.
look beyond the end of one's nose verb: Alternative form of see past the end of one's nose.
look beyond the tip of one's nose verb: Alternative form of see past the end of one's nose.
look book noun: Alternative spelling of lookbook.
look both ways verb: To check both directions of a crosswalk for any potential dangers before crossing.
look daggers verb /ˌlʊk ˈdæɡəz/: Often followed by at: to stare in a disapproving, severe, or threatening manner, especially without speaking.
look dev noun: Clipping of look development.
look development noun: The process of defining the final appearance of three-dimensional assets using shaders, textures, and lighting, especially as a cohesive design across a...
look down verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
look down on verb: To regard or treat as inferior.
look down one's nose verb: To regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt.
look-down shoot-down adjective: Capable of picking out airborne targets that are silhouetted against the ground and guiding weapons onto these targets.
look down upon verb: Alternative form of look down on.
look for verb: To seek.
look for a dog to kick verb: To seek someone or something to blame.
look for number one verb: Alternative form of look out for number one.
look for trouble verb: to deliberately act in a way that's likely to lead to a fight.
look forward to verb: To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
look fun noun: A steamed rice noodle roll.
look funn noun: Alternative form of look fun
look here interjection: Listen to me!
look in noun, verb: A quick glance.
look in on verb: To check that (someone or something) is okay or that a process is continuing appropriately; to check up on; to monitor (someone) through brief, often...
look in the face verb: To confront with courage, without fear.
look into verb: To investigate, explore, or consider.
look it verb: To resemble in appearance; to look like.
look like verb: To resemble or have the appearance of being; to seem to be.
look like a bomb has hit it verb: to be very messy.
look like one swallowed a bug verb: To have a dismayed or shocked facial expression.
look like something the cat brought in verb: Alternative form of look like something the cat dragged in.
look like something the cat dragged in verb: To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance.
look like something the cat's dragged in verb: Alternative form of look like something the cat dragged in.
look like who did it and ran verb: To appear messy or dishevelled.
look like who did it and ran away verb: Alternative form of look like who did it and ran.
look lively verb: Synonym of look alive.
look Ma, no hands phrase: Expresses victory in accomplishing something that can never be undone.
look off verb: To put off by one's facial expression
look on verb: To watch; to observe without participating.
look on as verb: To treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way.
look on the black side verb: Synonym of look on the dark side.
look on the bright side verb: To examine a situation, usually unfavorable, from a positive perspective; to be cheerful or optimistic.
look on the bright side of it verb: To examine an aspect or facet of something in a positive view.
look on the dark side verb: To examine a situation, usually unfavorable, from a negative perspective; to be pessimistic or miserable.
look on the dark side of it verb: To examine an aspect or facet of something in a negative view.
look on the gloomy side verb: Synonym of look on the dark side.
look on the positive side verb: Synonym of look on the bright side.
look one's age verb: To look as old as one actually is.
look one's best verb: To have one's best possible appearance.
look out noun, verb: To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
look-out book noun: An official list of people who should not be admitted to a country.
look out for number one verb: To act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.
look out for someone verb: To guard, protect, support; to take care of; to watch over
look over verb: To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
look over one's shoulder verb: To check obsessively out of excessive caution or fear of a perceived danger.
look past verb: To see potential beyond obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.
look past the end of one's nose verb: Alternative form of see past the end of one's nose.
look past the tip of one's nose verb: Alternative form of see past the end of one's nose.
look right through verb: To deliberately ignore someone by acting as if they are invisible.
look round verb: To inspect a building or area.
look-say noun: A means of teaching reading, in which the learner is taught to recognize whole words, as opposed to the components taught in phonics.
look-see noun, verb: A brief examination, a peek or glance.
look sharp verb: Pay attention; be alert.
look shy verb: To cast a suspicious glance on or at somebody; to mistrust.
look snappy verb: Synonym of look sharp (“hurry up”).
look the other way verb: To ignore something wrong; to turn a blind eye to something; to connive at something.
look the part verb: To appear suitable for a particular kind of work, position or role.
look through verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, through.
look through one's fingers verb: To deliberately ignore, overlook, or turn a blind eye to someone's mistake or misconduct, rather than taking corrective action.
look through rose-colored glasses verb: Alternative form of wear rose-colored glasses.
look through rose-tinted glasses verb: Alternative form of wear rose-colored glasses.
look to verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, to.
look under rocks verb: Alternative form of leave no stone unturned.
look up noun, verb /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
look up and down verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up, and, down.
look up to verb: To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.
look upon verb: To consider or regard something in a specific manner.
look what the cat dragged in phrase: Alternative form of look what the cat's dragged in.
look what the cat drug in phrase: Alternative form of look what the cat's dragged in.
look what the cat's dragged in phrase: Used as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, either jocularly or to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way.
look what the wind blew in phrase: Synonym of look what the cat's dragged in
look who the cat dragged in phrase: Alternative form of look what the cat's dragged in.
look you interjection: see here
lookability noun: Attractive appearance.
lookable adjective: Able to be looked at, or suited to visual interaction; visible.
lookahead noun: The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
lookahead time noun: The elapsed time of a subject reaching a given point.
lookalike noun /ˈlʊkəlaɪk/: A doppelganger, impersonator, imposter, or body double.
lookaround noun: Collective term for lookahead and lookbehind.
lookaside noun: The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.
lookatcha contraction, interjection, noun: Pronunciation spelling of look at you.
lookback noun: A kind of exotic option whose payoff depends on the optimal (maximum or minimum) underlying asset's price occurring over the life of the option.
lookback time noun: The amount of time elapsed between the moment that light is detected on Earth and the moment it was originally emitted by the source.
lookbehind noun: The analysis of the preceding characters before the regular expression is matched.
lookbook noun, verb /ˈlʊkbʊk/: A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores.
lookdev noun: Clipping of look development.
lookdown noun: An oddly-shaped Atlantic marine fish, Selene vomer.
looked adjective, verb /lʊkt/: Having the specified look or appearance.
lookee noun, verb: One who is looked at.
lookee-likee noun: an article that looks very similar to or the same as the genuine article
looker noun /ˈlʊk.ɚ/: One that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer.
looker-on noun: A spectator, onlooker.
looker-upper noun: Someone who looks things up
lookers-on see most of the game proverb: Those who do not participate in an event observe or experience it more of it than the participants.
lookership noun: An audience of people who look.
lookful adjective, noun: Looking carefully; observant.
lookie verb: Alternative form of lookee.
lookie-loo noun: Alternative spelling of looky-loo.
lookie lookie man noun: An individual trader who sells goods to foreign tourists in public places.
lookie-lou noun: Alternative spelling of looky-loo.
lookin verb: Pronunciation spelling of looking.
looking noun, verb /ˈlʊkɪŋ/: present participle and gerund of look
looking glass noun /ˈlʊkɪŋ ˌɡlɑːs/: Synonym of mirror (“smooth surface that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it”).
Lookingglass proper noun: A census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.
lookism noun /ˈlʊkɪz(ə)m/: Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's physical appearance.
lookist adjective, noun: Forming prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.
lookit interjection, verb /ˈlʊkɪt/: look, listen; see here, pay attention; the thing is, to be honest
lookless adjective: Without a look, or visual appearance.
Lookman proper noun: A surname.
lookoff noun: A vantage point, usually a scenic one
lookout noun /ˈlʊkaʊt/: A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.
lookout man noun: A person employed to watch for danger etc.
lookout tower noun: Synonym of watchtower.
lookover noun: A brief visual inspection.
looks noun, verb /lʊks/: One's appearance or attractiveness.
looks and feel noun: Synonym of look and feel.
looks can be deceiving proverb: A person, place, thing, or situation can be very different from how it seems or appears to be at first glance.
looksake noun: An individual who looks like or is reminiscent of another; a doppelganger.
looksee noun, verb: Brief inspection
looksie noun: Alternative spelling of look-see.
looksism noun: Alternative form of lookism.
looksist adjective, noun: Alternative form of lookist.
looksmatch noun: A person of equal ranking to another on a scale of physical attractiveness.
looksmax verb: Alternative form of looksmaxx.
looksmaxx verb /ˈlʊksmæks/: To enhance one's physical appearance to increase one's sexual market value.
looksmaxxer noun /ˈlʊksˌmæksə(ɹ)/: A person who looksmaxxes.
looksmaxxing noun, verb: The practice of enhancing one's physical appearance to increase one's sexual market value.
looksome adjective: Characterised or marked by (good) looks; good-looking
lookswise adverb: In a manner that pertains to looks or appearance.
looksy noun: Alternative form of look-see.
lookup noun /ˈlʊkˌʌp/: An attempt to retrieve data.
lookup table noun: A data structure created for the purpose of translating keys into values.
lookupable adjective: Able to be looked up.
looky verb: Look.
looky-likey noun: Alternative form of lookalike
looky-loo noun /ˌlʊkiˈluː/: One who looks or stares; a gawker; a nosy or overly inquisitive person.
loom noun, verb /luːm/: A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
loom ahead verb: To be likely to occur and to be disastrous; to be foreboding.
loom band noun: A colourful rubber band, which when woven together can make bracelets; sold as a children's toy.
loom large verb: To have a great deal of importance, presence, power, or sway; to be of great significance or concern, especially when posing a likely threat or danger.
loom weight noun: Object used to weigh down the warp threads on a warp-weighted loom.
loomband noun: Alternative form of loom band.
Loomer verb: To cancel for offensive or provocative statements.
loomery noun /ˈluːməɹi/: A breeding colony of guillemots (seabirds of the genus Uria) or other auks, typically densely packed on a sea cliff; the cliff or ledges on which such...
Loomes proper noun: A surname.
loomfixer noun: A person employed to adjust and repair looms.
loomingly adverb: So as to loom.
Loomis proper noun: A surname.
loomless adjective: Without a loom.
loomworks noun: A factory where textiles are manufactured on a loom.
loon noun /ˈluːn/: A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
loon pants noun: Wide flared trousers of a kind worn in the disco era.
Loona proper noun: A female given name, a spelling variant of Luna.
looner noun: One who has a balloon fetish.
loonery noun: A place where loons (the birds) are raised.
looney toon noun: Alternative form of loony tune.
looney tunes adjective, noun: Loony, crazy, insane.
loong noun /lʊŋ/: A Chinese dragon.
loonie noun /ˈluːni/: The Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.
loonily adverb: In a loony manner; crazily.
looniness noun: The state or condition of being loony; craziness, lunacy.
looning noun: The cry of a loon (the bird).
loons noun: plural of loon
loonsome adjective: lonesome
loony dooker noun: Someone who participates in the annual Loony Dook event, in which people dive into the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth on New Year's Day.
loony toon noun: Alternative form of loony tune.
loony tune noun: A silly or crazy person; a person whose actions are unpredictable and irrational.
loony tunes adjective, noun: insane; crazy
loony van noun: An ambulance used to take a mental patient away to an institution.
looove noun, verb: Elongated form of love.
looovely adjective: Elongated form of lovely.
loop noun, verb /luːp/: A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
loop antenna noun: A radio antenna consisting of a loop (or loops) of wire, tubing, or other electrical conductor with its ends connected to a balanced transmission line.
loop de loop noun, verb /ˈluːp di ˌluːp/: Alternative form of loop-the-loop.
loop device noun: A pseudodevice that makes a file accessible as a block device.
loop disconnect dialing noun: Synonym of pulse dialing.
loop diuretic noun: Any diuretic that acts on the ascending loop of Henle in the kidney.
loop hole noun: Alternative form of loophole.
loop in verb: To include in communications about something; to keep informed about something.
loop invariant noun: an invariant that should be true on entry into a loop and is guaranteed to remain true on every iteration of the loop
loop jump noun: An edge jump taking off from a backward, outside edge, in which the skater rotates one to four times.
loop-knot noun: A single knot that is tied in a doubled cord to create a fixed loop in a rope.
loop line noun: A secondary route which leaves a mainline, following a different route to the main line, before rejoining it several miles further on.
loop of Henle noun: A loop-like structure in the kidney's nephron that connects the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule.
loop off verb: To leave or depart.
loop pedal noun: A device that records an input signal and then can be set to play it back in continuous repetitions.
loop quantum gravity noun: A theory which attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity, according to which space can be regarded as an extremely fine fabric of...
loop ratio noun: A loop transfer function
loop the loop noun, verb: To perform any of several aerobatic manoeuvres in which the aircraft flies around a vertical circle.
loop-top adjective: Of a drink bottle: having the cap attached by a loop to the body of the bottle, preventing it from being lost and making the bottle easier to carry.
loop transfer function noun: The ratio of the Laplace transform of the primary feedback signal of a control system to that of the actuating signal
loop up verb: To form a loop by raising (something that is hanging down or descending).
loop-window noun: A long, narrow, vertical opening, usually widening inward, cut in a medieval wall, parapet, or fortification, for use by archers.
loopability noun: The condition of being loopable
loopable adjective: That can be looped.
loopback noun: The routing of a signal, data stream, etc. from its origin back to the origin, primarily as a means of testing the transmission or transportation...
looped adjective, verb /luːpt/: having loops
looped e noun: Form of the letter e drawn with a loop.
looper noun /ˈluːpə(ɹ)/: An instrument or tool, such as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or cord, etc.
looper caterpillar noun: The larva of any species of geometer moths (and of some species of noctuid moths) that moves with a looping gait, such as the cabbage looper.
loopful noun: As much as a loop will contain
loophole noun, verb /ˈluːphəʊl/: A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light.
loopholed adjective, verb: Having a loophole.
loopholery noun: The use of loopholes to achieve a goal.
loophound noun: Someone who frequents saloons or other nightlife, originally specifically in Chicago's Loop district.
loopie adjective: deceitful; cunning; sly
loopily adverb /ˈluːpɪli/: In a loopy way.
loopiness noun: The state or condition of being loopy; craziness.
looping noun, verb: Something that loops; a looped pattern or action.
looping snail noun: Synonym of truncatellid.
loopingly adverb: With a looping pattern or motion.
loopist noun: One who prepares recorded loops of music.
loopless adjective: Without loops.
looplessness noun: Absence of loops.
looplet noun: A little loop.
looplight noun: A small narrow opening or window in a tower or fortified wall
looplike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a loop.
loopline noun: Alternative form of loop line.
loopoid noun: A nonassociative generalization of a groupoid
loopspace noun: A function space of continuous functions that map from the unit interval to a space from x₀ to x₁, all of which map 0 to x₀ and 1 to x₁.
looptail adjective: Having a loop at its tail.
looptop noun: The top of a loop.
loopwise adjective: By means of loops
loopy adjective /ˈluː.pi/: Having loops.
Loor proper noun: A surname.
loord noun: A dull, stupid fellow; a lout.
loos noun /luːz/: Praise; fame; reputation.
loose adjective, interjection, noun, verb /luːs/: To let loose, to free from restraints.
loose ablative noun: A syntactic construction which uses the past participle, inflected in the ablative case, without an auxiliary verb yet not as an adjective, but silently...
loose anagen hair syndrome noun: Synonym of loose anagen syndrome.
loose anagen syndrome noun: A hair disorder characterized by the easy and painless detachment of anagen-stage hairs from the scalp.
loose as a goose adjective: Very loose (in various senses).
loose box noun: A separate compartment of a building in which livestock are free to move about; especially a form of stable for horses.
loose cannon noun, verb: A cannon that breaks loose from its moorings on a ship during battle or storm, with the potential to cause serious damage to the ship and her crew.
loose change noun: Synonym of small change (“coins in the pocket, ready to spend”).
loose connection noun: a defective or imperfect connection in electric wiring, as in a headphone cable or plug
loose construction noun: a broad interpretation of the Constitution, especially one strays from literal, textualist meaning and adapts to evolving circumstances
loose constructionism noun: The legal philosophy that the Constitution should be read in a broad way that adapts to the changing times.
loose constructionist noun: A proponent of loose constructionism.
loose-coupled adjective: Of older railway wagons, having a chain coupling between them, without the buffers on each wagon touching those of the next wagon when the train was in motion.
loose coupling noun: A low-level interdependent coupling between program modules.
loose edge noun: half-edge
loose end noun: The end of a rope that has not been fastened.
loose ends noun: Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.
loose eye noun: A dog that controls livestock using body position, barking, and physical movement rather than an intense, unblinking stare.
loose eyed adjective: Of a dog that controls livestock through its physical presence, movement, or barking, rather than using an intense, hypnotic stare.
loose fish noun: Someone of irregular or dissolute habits.
loose-fitting adjective: Baggy, not tight.
loose-handed adjective, adverb: With open hand (as opposed to a fist).
loose-handedly adverb: In a loose-handed manner.
loose-handedness noun: The quality or state of being loose-handed.
loose head noun: Alternative form of loosehead.
loose-knit adjective: Not closely linked or connected.
loose-leaf adjective: Alternative form of looseleaf (“consisting of loose pages”).
loose lip noun: The practice or characteristic of being overly talkative, especially with respect to inadvertently revealing information which is private or confidential.
loose-lipped adjective: Indiscreet.
loose lips sink ships proverb /ˈlus ˈlɪps ˈsɪŋk ˈʃɪps/: Saying too much or releasing confidential information can have dangerous consequences.
loose-meat sandwich noun: Synonym of tavern sandwich.
loose motion noun: diarrhea
loose off verb: to fire (a weapon, or ammunition); to shoot (using a firearm)
loose scrum noun: Ruck.
loose smut noun: A fungal disease of cereals caused by Ustilago nuda.
loose socks noun: A style of baggy socks worn by Japanese schoolgirls as part of kogal culture.
loose tongue noun: The act or habit of excessively speaking or discussing subjects that are private or confidential.
loose-tongued adjective: Garrulous, gossipy.
loose woman noun: A sexually promiscuous woman, or a prostitute.
loosebox noun: Alternative spelling of loose box.
loosefill noun: A kind of insulation made of light loose materials spread evenly.
loosefitting adjective: Alternative form of loose-fitting.
loosehead noun: prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead)
looseheaded adjective: Crazy, demented.
looseish adjective: Alternative form of loosish.
loosejaw noun: A fish whose jaw can unhinge to swallow large prey.
looseleaf adjective, noun: Lined paper, usually collected in a binder.
loosely adverb /ˈluːsli/: In a loose manner.
loosely-typed adjective: Synonym of weakly-typed.
Loosemore proper noun: A surname from Old English.
loosen verb /ˈluːsən/: To make loose.
loosen one's tongue verb: Alternative form of loosen someone's tongue.
loosen someone's lips verb: To cause one to speak more freely; to cause one to discuss a subject that would not usually be discussed.
loosen someone's tongue verb: To cause one to speak more freely; to cause one to discuss a subject that would not usually be discussed.
loosen the apron strings verb: To allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone).
loosen the purse strings verb: To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.
loosen up verb: To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.).
loosenable adjective: That can be loosened.
loosened adjective, verb: Having been made less tight or more relaxed.
loosener noun /ˈluːsn̩.ə(ɹ)/: Something that loosens
looseness noun /ˈluːsnəs/: The quality or fact of being free from rigidity, attachment or restraint; not tight, not firmly attached or taut.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.