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look-through

[ look-throo ]
/ ˈlʊkˌθru /
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noun

the opacity and texture of paper when inspected by transmitted light.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
Question 1 of 7
Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
their
there
they're
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Also called see-through.
Compare look-down.

Origin of look-through

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby look-through

look-see, look sharp, look sideways at, look someone in the face, look the other way, look-through, look through rose-colored glasses, look to, look to one's laurels, lookup, look up and down
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British Dictionary definitions for look-through

look through

verb

(intr, preposition or tr, adverb) to examine, esp cursorilyhe looked through his notes before the lecture
(intr, preposition) to ignore (a person) deliberatelywhenever he meets his ex-girlfriend, she looks straight through him
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