Look and Shape

Look

Look noun - The outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality.
Usage example: the bride's father has the look of a prosperous businessman

Shape is a synonym for look. In some cases you can use "Shape" instead a noun "Look".

Nearby Words: lookout, looked, looker, looking, lookup

Shape

Shape noun - A state of being or fitness.

Look is a synonym for shape in form topic. Sometimes you can use "Look" instead a noun "Shape".

Nearby Words: shaped, shapeless, shapely, shaping

How words are described

human human look human shape
good good look good shape
long long look long shape
exact exact look exact shape
Other adjectives: distinctive, better, similar, normal, usual, right, certain, current, original, distinct, real, great, dark, excellent, unique, traditional, general, odd, weird, strange, different, overall, iconic.

Common collocations

character look character shape character
power look power shape power
people look people shape people
part look part shape part
Other words: appearance, way, face, size, world, hair, head, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Ghost Trick After the spirit remembers what they look like (or what they think they look like), they can take on the shape of their original body.
  • You Don't Look Like You The shape of her eyes, nose and lips are nothing like they used to look, and her skintone is also noticeably lighter.
  • Our Fairies Are Different Fairies that look like flying praying mantises... which can shapeshift into more human-like shape when shown a picture of what they're "supposed" to look like.
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