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
Shape noun - A state of being or fitness.
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
Both words in one sentence
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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.
Source: Video Game / Ghost Trick -
The shape of her eyes, nose and lips are nothing like they used to look, and her skintone is also noticeably lighter.
Source: You Don't Look Like You -
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.
Source: Our Fairies Are Different
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