look-down
noun
the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.
look-down
American
[look-doun]
/ ˈlʊkˌdaʊn /
noun
look down
British
verb
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(intr, adverb; foll by on or upon) to express or show contempt or disdain (for)
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informal to be contemptuous or disdainful of
Example Sentences
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McKenzie said the F-22s would provide the UAE with "one of the best look-down radars in the world," capable of identifying targets including land attack cruise missiles and drones.
From Reuters ● Feb. 6, 2022
For as long as music exists and the human race has ears, they’ll always be an uppity group of critics that look-down on the old I-IV-V Three Chord Rule.
From Time ● Jul. 17, 2014
In particular, the black boxes are designed to protect the plane from attack from below, yet the new Soviet MiG-31 and other planes have a "look-down, shoot-down" capability that severely threatens the B-1B from above.
From Time Magazine Archive
But critics maintain that when the Soviets develop new defensive weapons, including look-down radar and radar picket planes, like the AWACS, the B-l will become obsolete.
From Time Magazine Archive
He suspected everybody of despising him, and was perpetually trying to look-down the scorn of others with still deeper scorn.
From The Doctor's Wife by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Max Cady either validates the paranoia of upstanding men obsessed with protecting or dominating women, or the disdain felt by those whom such men look down upon.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
“I put my hand on my lid, I look down, and I close my eyes,” Cervantes said of his superstition.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Why do wealthy retirees look down on others?
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
"I'm not claiming that everyone should abandon marriage or look down on married people in any way," Seen says.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
I shrug their eyes off of me, look down at the line of trim.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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