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mirror

/ˈmiɹɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Mirror means: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light.

Synonyms for mirror3

also used for mirror

glass, looking-glass, mimic

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What does mirror mean?4

noun

1

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

2

a faithful depiction or reflection“the best mirror is an old friend”

verb

1

reflect as if in a mirror“The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above”

2

reflect or resemble“The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mirror?3

two syllables

clearernearershearer
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Mirror in a sentence

  • I hope you can still look yourself in the mirror, my friend.Objectivesea
  • Sami was in the bathroom, looking at himself in the mirror.OsoHombre
  • He stood in front the mirror, looking at himself.CH
  • The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.CK
  • She stood in front the mirror, looking at herself.CH
  • Before you speak ill of people, look at yourself in the mirror.Solana
  • There's a mirror in that room, and it's as tall as a door.sundown
  • Every time you look in the mirror, you risk seven years of bad luck.espamatics

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mirror

as a noun

plural
mirrors

as a verb

past tense
mirrored
present participle
mirroring
third-person singular
mirrors
past participle
mirrored