MIRROR


Meaning of MIRROR in English

(~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

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