mirror
[noun]
Synonyms:
- looking-glass, glass, reflector
[verb]
Synonyms:
- reflect, copy, echo, emulate, follow

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Related Words: cheval glass, pier glass, reflector, speculum

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Mirror, The
another name for the The Daily Mirror

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

I. mir‧ror¹ S3 W3 /ˈmɪrə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: mirour, from mirer 'to look at', from Latin mirare]

1. a piece of special glass that you can look at and see yourself in
in a mirror
She was studying her reflection in the mirror.
He spends hours in front of the mirror!
When I looked in the mirror I couldn’t believe it. I looked fantastic!

2.
a mirror on the inside or side of a vehicle, which the driver uses to see what is behind:
Check your rear-view mirror before you drive away.
a wing mirror

3. a mirror of something something that gives a clear idea of what something else is like Synonym : reflection:
We believe the polls are an accurate mirror of public opinion.

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II. mirror² verb [transitive]
if one thing mirrors another, it is very similar to it and may seem to copy or represent it Synonym : reflect:
Henry’s sad smile mirrored that of his son.
The economic recovery in Britain was mirrored in the US.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mirror
noun
ADJ. bathroom, hand, shaving, wardrobe | full-length | gilt-framed, ornate | two-way He watched them through a two-way mirror.
driving, rear, rear-view, wing Always check your mirror before pulling out to overtake.
VERB + MIRROR glance in, look in/into | admire yourself in, examine yourself in, look at yourself/your face in He was busy admiring himself in the wardrobe mirror.
sit at, stand in front of | check | catch sight of sb/sth in, see sb/sth in | fix, hang We hung a mirror over the fireplace.
break, crack
MIRROR + VERB reflect sth
MIRROR + NOUN image Art can be seen as a mirror image of society.
PREP. in a/the ~ She stared at her face in the mirror.

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