"looks" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lʊks/ Audio: en-us-looks.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʊks Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} looks
  1. plural of look Tags: form-of, plural Form of: look
    Sense id: en-looks-en-noun-zN0iT2Cn

Noun

IPA: /lʊks/ Audio: en-us-looks.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʊks Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} looks pl (plural only)
  1. One's appearance or attractiveness. Tags: plural, plural-only Derived forms: by the looks of things, good looks, lack-looks, looks can be deceiving, short on looks Translations (appearance): 模樣 (Chinese Mandarin), 模样 (múyàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 容貌 (róngmào) (Chinese Mandarin), ulkonäkö (Finnish), allure [feminine] (French), გარეგნობა (garegnoba) (Georgian), Aussehen [neuter] (German), aspetto [masculine] (Italian), 容貌 (yōbō) (alt: ようぼう) (Japanese), ルックス (rukkusu) (Japanese), vultum [neuter] (Latin), utseende [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), wygląd [masculine] (Polish), нару́жность (narúžnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), вне́шность (vnéšnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), dış görünüş (Turkish), vẻ (Vietnamese), (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-looks-en-noun-0AT7k8HI

Verb

IPA: /lʊks/ Audio: en-us-looks.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʊks Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} looks
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of look Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: look
    Sense id: en-looks-en-verb-4CleS7Ud Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 26 72 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 25 27 48

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