lookout
[ look-out ]
/ ˈlʊkˌaʊt /
Save This Word!
noun
QUIZ
TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS
Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”
Question 1 of 7
What does "dignity" mean?
Origin of lookout
First recorded in 1690–1700; noun use of verb phrase look out
Other definitions for lookout (2 of 2)
Lookout
[ look-out ]
/ ˈlʊkˌaʊt /
noun
Cape Lookout, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off eastern North Carolina, southwest of Cape Hatteras: known for its lighthouse.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use lookout in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for lookout
lookout
/ (ˈlʊkˌaʊt) /
noun
verb look out (adverb, mainly intr)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with lookout (1 of 2)
lookout
see keep an eye out for (sharp lookout); on the lookout. Also see entries beginning with look out.
Other Idioms and Phrases with lookout (2 of 2)
look out
Also, watch out. Be careful, be watchful, as in Look out that you don't slip and fall on the ice, or Watch out! There's a car coming. [c. 1600] Also see look out for.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.