(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a flat piece of glass which reflects light, so that when you look at it you can see yourself reflected in it.
He absent-mindedly looked at himself in the ~...
N-COUNT
~ed
...a ~ed ceiling.
ADJ
2.
If something ~s something else, it has similar features to it, and therefore seems like a copy or representation of it.
The book inevitably ~s my own interests and experiences...
= reflect
VERB: V n
3.
If you see something reflected in water, you can say that the water ~s it. (LITERARY)
...the sudden glitter where a newly-flooded field ~s the sky...
= reflect
VERB: V n