LOOK

Syntax: look [object/direction]
examine [object/direction]
look in <container>
examine <container>
look around
read <object>

LOOK with no arguments will redisplay the room description and list the
people and objects in the room.

Looking at or examining an object will give you a physical description.

Looking at or examining a container will list its contents.

Look around: This will show you a local map if you are in the wilderness
and the room description without brief if you are in a zone.
It also shows the name of the zone you are standing in, and
whether you are inside or outside.

Read is used for looking at a note or piece of paper.

Note: A corpse is a container. Therefore, when you kill a mob, you must
type look in corpse or examine corpse to see what it was
carrying.