stare vs look

stare and look both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stare	Yes	No	Yes	No
look	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, look is a hypernym of stare; that is, look is a word with a broader meaning than stare:

stare: a fixed look with eyes open wide
look: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look

Other hypernyms of stare include looking, looking at.

As verbs, look is a hypernym of stare; that is, look is a word with a broader meaning than stare:

As verbs, look is a hypernym of stare; that is, look is a word with a broader meaning than stare:

stare (noun)	look (noun)
a fixed look with eyes open wide	the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
	physical appearance
	the feelings expressed on a person's face
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

stare (verb)	look (verb)
fixate one's eyes	to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
look at with fixed eyes	look forward to the probable occurrence of
	have faith or confidence in
	convey by one's expression
	perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
	give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
	search or seek
	take charge of or deal with
	be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
	accord in appearance with