| lookout | | |
| n. (person) | 1. lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. |
| ~ security guard, watchman, watcher | a guard who keeps watch. |
| n. (location) | 2. lookout, observation post | an elevated post affording a wide view. |
| ~ meteorological observation post, weather station | one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded. |
| ~ post, station | the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand.; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. lookout, lookout station, observation tower, observatory | a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings. |
| ~ observation dome | lookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| ~ widow's walk | a lookout atop a coastal house. |
| n. (act) | 4. lookout, outlook | the act of looking out. |
| ~ looking, looking at, look | the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually.; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" |
| overlook | | |
| n. (location) | 1. overlook | a high place affording a good view. |
| ~ place, spot, topographic point | a point located with respect to surface features of some region.; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| v. (perception) | 2. overlook | look past, fail to notice. |
| ~ miss, lose | fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind.; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said" |
| v. (stative) | 3. look across, look out on, look out over, overlook | be oriented in a certain direction.; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit | leave undone or leave out.; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" |
| ~ forget | forget to do something.; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" |
| ~ pass over, skip, skip over, jump | bypass.; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" |
| v. (stative) | 5. command, dominate, overlook, overtop | look down on.; "The villa dominates the town" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| ~ dwarf, overshadow, shadow | make appear small by comparison.; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" |
| v. (perception) | 6. overlook | watch over.; "I am overlooking her work" |
| ~ survey | look over carefully or inspect.; "He surveyed his new classmates" |
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