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look-down

[ loo k-doun ]
/ ˈlʊkˌdaʊn /
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noun

the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.

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RELATED WORDS

dominate, search, browse, flash, examine, scour, skim, check, rummage, comb, ransack, top, inspect, oversee, survey, surmount, command, mount, view, overtop

Nearby words

look up, look up and down, look up to, look who's talking, look-alike, look-down, look-in, look-over, look-see, look-through, lookalike
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British Dictionary definitions for look down

look down

verb

(intr, adverb; foll by on or upon) to express or show contempt or disdain (for)
look down one's nose at informal to be contemptuous or disdainful of
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