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gaze

verb

he gazed at the photograph:

stare, look fixedly, look vacantly, look, take a good look, gape, goggle, peer, leer;

ogle, eye, contemplate, survey, scan, study;

informal gawk at, rubberneck at, give something the once-over, get a load of, check out;

British, informal gawp at;

North American, informal eyeball;

literary behold.

noun

she raised her head and met his piercing gaze:

stare, fixed look, intent look, gape, eye;

regard, watch, observance, inspection, scrutiny.

gaze Oxford Dictionary of English