look vs stare

look

verb
  • To express or manifest by a look. 

  • 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 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. 

noun
  • A facial expression. 

  • Physical appearance, visual impression. 

  • The action of looking; an attempt to see. 

intj
  • Pay attention. 

stare

verb
  • To influence in some way by looking fixedly. 

  • To look fixedly (at something). 

  • To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy. 

noun
  • A persistent gaze. 

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