look vs look-see

look

noun
  • The action of looking; an attempt to see. 

  • A facial expression. 

  • Physical appearance, visual impression. 

intj
  • Pay attention. 

verb
  • As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object. 

  • To make sure of, to see to. 

  • To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it. 

  • To give an appearance of being. 

  • To express or manifest by a look. 

  • To face or present a view. 

  • To expect or anticipate. 

  • As an intransitive verb, often with "at". 

  • To search for, to try to find. 

  • To appear, to seem. 

look-see

noun
  • A brief examination, a peek or glance. 

  • An audition attended by an actor or model so that they can be visually appraised. 

  • I’ve had a look-see at your work, and I think you’ve done a pretty good job of things. 

  • A person who serves as lookout or scout. 

verb
  • To make a quick inspection, especially as a lookout or scout. 

How often have the words look and look-see occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )