looks (verb)

  • 51redouble — verb a) To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify. Every item of intelligence appeared to redouble the astonishment of the islanders, and they gazed at us with inquiring looks. b) To double an… …

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  • 52cyberize — verb a) To adapt to digital technology or culture. At this Nightshade mutters under his breath and begins to metamorphose. Slowly more metal appears on him, and his looks change drastically from a pure human to a fully cyberized hunk of man and… …

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  • 53swear on a stack of Bibles — verb To make a promise or give ones assurance with great conviction. Says L.A. Times Managing Editor Frank McCulloch: I know it looks bad, but Ill swear on a stack of Bibles its a sheer coincidence …

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  • 54stand up to — verb a) To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling). If anyone stood up to him, I bet hed back down. b) To withstand, to weather, to …

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  • 55deform — verb a) To remove the form of. b) To remove the looks of; to disfigure; as, a face deformed by bitterness. Syn: distort, contort, warp …

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  • 56boondoggle — verb, meaning to be engaged in a time wasting task that looks like work (usually while at work). Emailing is an extremely common form of boondoggling. I am not boondoggling, I am doing legitimate research for my project …

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  • 57boondoggle — verb, meaning to be engaged in a time wasting task that looks like work (usually while at work). Emailing is an extremely common form of boondoggling. I am not boondoggling, I am doing legitimate research for my project …

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  • 58browbeat — verb (past browbeat; past participle browbeaten) intimidate or cajole with words or looks. Derivatives browbeater noun …

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  • 59look — verb 1》 direct one s gaze in a specified direction.     ↘have an outlook in a specified direction.     ↘(look at/on) regard in a specified way.     ↘(look at) examine (a matter) and consider what action to take.     ↘(look into) investigate.… …

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  • 60bach — verb bach it AmE old fashioned if a man baches it, he lives on his own and looks after himself …

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