Reverse Dictionary: LOOK

ADJECTIVES
1743 ► OMNISPECTIVE looking into or beholding all things
1825 ► SCOUKIN furtive, sullen; of a look: having a skulking, furtive, or hangdog look; of a person: scary → Sc.
1866 ► SKANCE of a look, glance, etc.: oblique, sidelong
20C.. ► OLD-FASHIONED of a look or glance: disapproving → sl.

NOUNS
1205 ► LECH a look, glance → obs.
1590 ► BELGARD a kind or loving look → obs.
1591 ► EYEWINK a look or glance, esp. one expressing command or invitation → obs.
1596 ► GAZEMENT stare, look, observation
1611 ► BESEEMING appearance, look → obs.
1615 ► EYESHOT a look, a glance; esp. one that is sudden or piercing
1669 ► EYE-CAST an act or manner of casting the eye; a glance, a look
1673 ► SQUINT a look, a glance → sl.
1700 ► VEESY → VIZY → VIZZY a look, a sight, a glimpse, a scrutinizing gaze; scrutiny, survey → Sc.
1715 ► SCOUK → SKOOK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a scowl; a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look → Sc.
1743 ► OMNISPECTIVE looking into or beholding all things
1753 ► BY-VIEW a side glance, a glimpse; a look directed to an object, not immediately before the eye
1768 ► SKLENT a side look, etc. → Sc.
1787 ► SCANCE a glance, a quick appraising look, a brief scrutiny, a cursory survey or review of persons or affairs → Sc.
19C.. ► QUIZ a look → sl.
1821 ► UNDERLOOK a covert look or glance
1824 ► TENT a look; observation, notice, attention → Sc. & Eng. dial.  
1825 ► GANSEL an ill-natured, angry or sullen look; a scowl → Sc. obs.
1853 ► DECK → DEKH → DEKK a look, a glance → sl., orig. Anglo-Indian
1881 ► SQUINNY a squint, a sly glance, a look; a person who squints
1883 ► LOOK-SEE a look, a glance → sl.
1894 ► DECKO → DEKKO a look, a glance → Brit. sl., orig. army sl.
1899 ► EYEFUL a good look at something
1899 ► GLIM a look, a glimpse, a glance → Amer. dial.
L19.. ► QUEER a look on one’s face; a look at something → sl.
20C.. ► SKELLY a glance, a look → Irish
20C.. ► SKELLYING looking → Irish
1900 ► ONE an unpleasant look → sl.
1910 ► PEEKO a glance; a quick look-about → sl.
1910 ► THE UP-AND-DOWN a look, scrutiny → sl.
1913 ► DOUBLE O an intense look → US sl.
1913 ► SQUIZ → SQUIZZ a look, a glance → Aust. & NZ sl.
1914 ► GANDER a look, a glance → sl., orig. US
1919 ► GEEK a look, a glance → Aust sl.
1924 ► GIG a look, a glance → Aust. sl.
1926 ► LAMP a look → US sl.
1928 ► STICKYBEAK a furtive or prying look or investigation; an act of looking around → Aust. & NZ colloq.
1930 ► GLAIK → GLEEK a glance, a quick look → Irish sl.
1932 ► CAPTAIN COOK a look, a glance → Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘look’
1936 ► BUTCHER’S (HOOK) a look, a glance → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘look’
1940 ► DARRY a look → UK prison sl.
1941 ► BO-PEEP a look; a glance → Aust. & NZ sl.
1943 ► SHOOFTI a quick look → UK sl.
1943 ► SHUFTI → SHUFTIE → SHUFTY a look, a peep → Brit. sl., orig. army
1945 ► GINK a look, a glance → Aust. sl.
1949 ► CALF-EYES a look expressive of tender or sentimental longing → Amer. dial.
1951 ► DECKER a look → Aust. sl.
1961 ► HAIRY EYEBALL a look given with narrowed eyes; esp. one indicating hostility or disapproval → US sl.
1963 ► PERV → PERVE an act of watching lecherously; a lustful look → colloq.
1966 ► CALF’S EYES a look expressive of tender or sentimental longing → Amer. dial.
1970 ► ACTION a look, a smile, a verbal response → African-American sl.
1970 ► COKE STARE the ‘evil eye’; a deliberately aggressive and unpleasant look → African-American sl.
1976 ► NOSE → NOSE AROUND a look, esp. out of curiosity → colloq.
1989 ► SLOO a look; a visual examination → Aust. sl.
1991 ► GOO a look → Ireland sl.
1996 ► VARDA → VARDER  a look → UK sl.
1999 ► MANSON LAMPS a look full of hate; a murderous look → US sl.
2000 ► SKETCH a look at, a view of → Sc.

NOUNS, PERSON
1374 ► BEHOLDER one who beholds, a watcher, a looker on, a spectator
1548 ► GAZER one who gazes or looks steadily, esp. from motives of curiosity
1970 ► GANDERNECKER one who looks or stares → US sl.

PHRASES
1738 ► LIKE AN OWL IN AN IVY-BUSH having a vacant look, as some persons have when in their cups; having a stupid, vacant stare
1999 ► EYES ON, HANDS OFF an admonition that it’s all right to look, but don’t touch → Aust. sl. (Bk.)

VERBS
1000 ► BESEE to look about; to look in any direction; to see → obs.
1175 ► BEHOLD to look → obs.
1175 ► BELOOK to look; to look at, consider; to look about one, cast one’s eyes about → obs.
1200 ► GAW to gape, to stare; to look intently → obs.
1205 ► KEN to descry, to see; to catch sight of, to discover by sight; to look at, to scan → arch.
1225 ► BESEEM to seem, to appear, to look → obs.
1225 ► TOOT to peep, to peer, to look out; to gaze → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1297 ► ADVISE to look at, to view, to observe, to consider, to watch; also, to watch for → obs.
1300 ► UMBELOOK to look about → obs.
1330 ► GLIFF to look in a quick, hurried manner, to glance → obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1338 ► WAIT to keep watch, to look intently → obs.
1375 ► UMBLOOK to look round → obs.
1400 ► UMBEHOLD to look about → obs.
1400 ► UMHEED to look about → obs.
1420 ► GLOPPEN to stare in astonishment; to look with a sullen or malicious countenance → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1440 ► KEEK to peep; to look privily, as through a narrow aperture, or round a corner → obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
16C.. ► CASTLE to see or look → sl.
1513 ► SKLENT to give a side look, etc. → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1576 ► GLOTE to look askance, to look furtively
L16.. ► CASTELL to look, to see → sl.
1605 ► SQUINNY to squint, to look askance; to peer with partly closed eyes, to peep
1611 ► SKEN to squint; to give a side look; to glance → Eng. dial.
1676 ► SNILCH to eye or see someone or something; to look at anything attentively; to watch closely → cant obs.
1682 ► OAGLE → OGLE to look at invitingly or amorously; to leer → sl.
1682 ► OGALE to look longingly or amorously at a man → UK homosexual sl.
1724 ► VIZZY to look at closely, to view closely; to inspect, to examine, to scrutinize → Sc.
1764 ► TWIG to look at → sl.
1790 ► LAIT to look for, to seek, to search for; to seek and bring with one, to fetch → Sc. & Eng. dial.
19C.. ► GROAK to look at one watchfully and suspiciously → Sc.
1804 ► BLINTER to blink; to look at with weak eyes → Sc.
1819 ► GUN to look at closely, to examine
1825 ► SCANCE to look at, to examine, to analyze metrically; to give a critical or appraising look at; to scrutinize → Sc.
1846 ► PIPE to look at → sl.
1847 ► KAIN to look, to peer; to look shyly or askance; to squint → Eng. dial.
M19. ► COP to notice; to look at → sl., orig. Aust.
1854 ► CAST SHEEP’S EYES to look amorously or lovingly upon → Amer. dial.
1859 ► NARK to watch, to look at → sl. obs.
1859 ► VADA → VARDA → VARDI → VARDO → VARDY to see; to look; to observe → UK sl.
1866 ► GAAN → GAWN to stare; to gaze vacantly or with open mouth; to peer, to look intently; to stare insolently → Sc.
1882 ► GET ON TO to look at; to notice; to observe appreciatively or critically → US sl.
1887 ► GANDER to look at → US sl.
1893 ► PAUK → PAWK to search, to look about with outstretched neck, to pry → Eng. dial.  
1899 ► GET AN EYEFUL to look at → sl.
L19.. ► CAST AN OPTIC to look at → sl.
20C.. ► DECK → DEKK to see, to look at → sl.
1901 ► EYEBALL to look or stare at; to watch; later, to stare at from a short distance away in an intimidating or disapproving manner → orig. US
1904 ► SCAN to look with disgust or disdain → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► KEEP ONE’S EYES PEELED to keep a sharp look out → sl.
1905 ► WAITH → WEITHE → WYTHE to look; to seem, to appear → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
1905 ► YOAK to look → Sc. (Bk.)
1906 ► TAKE A LUNAR to look at → sl.
1907 ► LAMP to look; to see; to examine → US sl.
1914 ► LAMP OVER to look; to see; to examine → US sl.
1917 ► SCLENT to give a side look, etc. → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1917 ► SCREW to look at → sl., orig. Aust.
1922 ► GET A LOAD OF to look at → sl., orig. US
1923 ► AUGER → AUGER AROUND to look or investigate surreptitiously → Amer. dial.
1923 ► GIVE A PERSON THE EYEBALL to look or stare at, esp. in a hostile, disapproving, or amorous manner → colloq.
1926 ► TAKE A LAMP AT to have a look at → US sl.
1928 ► SMOKE OVER to look over, to observe critically → Amer. dial.
1929 ► CLOCK to look at, watch, observe, notice → sl., orig. US
1930 ► TAKE A GANDER to look at, to glance at → sl., orig. US
1930 ► TAKE A HINGE AT to look at → US sl.
1938 ► GOGGLE to look at → sl.
1940 ► BEAM → BEAM ON to look at, to stare → African-American sl.
1941 ► PERV → PERVE to act as or like a sexual pervert; to look at someone or stare lustfully; to look at something or someone with excessive interest → colloq.
1941 ► SQUIZ → SQUIZZ to look at → Aust. & NZ sl.
1943 ► SHUFTI → SHUFTY to look at → Brit. sl.
1950 ► COP A GANDER to look at someone or something, esp. with discretion → US sl. 
1950 ► X-RAY to look at something or someone closely; to watch closely, to stare at → African-American sl.  
1957 ► EYE UP to look someone or something over, esp. to appraise someone as sexually desirable → US sl.
1960 ► SCAN ON to watch closely, to look closely, esp. at something one intends stealing → African-American sl.
1970 ► GANDERNECK to look at → US sl.
1984 ► MAKE SHEEP’S EYES to look amorously or lovingly upon → Amer. dial.
1991 ► SIGHT to look at → Amer. dial.
1999 ► SNEAK A PEAK to take a look at something or someone → US sl.
2002 ► GIVE THE DAGGERS to look angrily at someone → UK sl.
2003 ► EYE-GAME to exchange flirtatious looks → Trinidad and Tobago
2006 ► BLIX to look at something; to glance at something → US sl. (Bk.)