looks (verb)
61beguile — verb (T) 1 to persuade or trick someone into doing something, especially by saying nice things to them: Carr beguiled the voters with his good looks and grand talk. 2 literary to do something that makes the time pass, especially in an enjoyable… …
62blow up phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion: The plane blew up in midair. (blow sth up): Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge. 2 (transitive blow something up) to fill something with air or gas: Stop at the gas… …
63captivate — verb (transitive often passive) to attract someone very much: I was captivated by his charm and good looks …
64contort — verb (I, T) to twist something so that it does not have its normal shape, and looks strange or unattractive, or to twist in this way (+ with): His face was contorted with rage …
65dazzle — verb (transitive often passive) 1 if a very bright light dazzles you it stops you from seeing properly for a short time: a deer dazzled by the headlights 2 to make someone feel strong admiration: As children, we were dazzled by my uncle s good… …
66disfigure — verb (T) to spoil the beauty that something naturally has: good looks marred by a disfiguring scar disfigured adjective disfigurement noun (C, U) …
67gawk — verb (I) to look at something for a long time, in a way that looks stupid (+ at): Don t just stand there gawking at those girls! …
68gild — verb (T) 1 to cover something with a thin layer of gold or with something that looks like gold: an ornate gilded mirror 2 literary to make something look as if it is covered in gold: The autumn sun gilded the lake. 3 gild the lily BrE to spoil… …
69shimmer — verb (I) to shine with a soft light that looks as if it shakes slightly: The lake shimmered in the moonlight. shimmer noun (U): the shimmer of the desert air in the midday heat …
70transfigure — verb (T) literary to change the way someone or something looks, especially so that they become more beautiful: a face transfigured with joy transfiguration noun (C, U) …
