'Mirror' definitions:
Definition of 'mirror'
(from WordNet)
noun
Polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
noun
A faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend"
verb
Reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"
verb
Reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"
Definition of 'Mirror'
From: GCIDE
- Mirror \Mir"ror\, n. [OE. mirour, F. miroir, OF. also mireor, fr. (assumed) LL. miratorium, fr. mirare to look at, L. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Miracle, Mirador.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light. [1913 Webster]
- And in her hand she held a mirror bright, Wherein her face she often view[`e]d fair. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar. [1913 Webster]
- She is mirour of all courtesy. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- O goddess, heavenly bright, Mirror of grace and majesty divine. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) See Speculum. [1913 Webster]
- Mirror carp (Zool.), a domesticated variety of the carp, having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.
- Mirror plate. (a) A flat glass mirror without a frame. (b) Flat glass used for making mirrors.
- Mirror writing, a manner or form of backward writing, making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The substitution of this manner of writing for the common manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mirror'
From: GCIDE
- Mirror \Mir"ror\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mirrored; p. pr. & vb. n. Mirroring.]
- 1. To reflect, as in a mirror. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp sites around the world. [PJC]
- 3. To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often mirrored those of his wife. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'mirror'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acme,
- act like,
- adumbrate,
- affect,
- antetype,
- antitype,
- ape,
- apotheosis,
- appear like,
- approach,
- approximate,
- archetype,
- assume,
- be like,
- be redolent of,
- bear resemblance,
- beau ideal,
- best type,
- biotype,
- body forth,
- borrow,
- bring to mind,
- call to mind,
- call up,
- cheval glass,
- chorus,
- classic,
- classic example,
- come close,
- come near,
- compare with,
- concave mirror,
- convex mirror,
- copy,
- correspond,
- counterfeit,
- crib,
- criterion,
- cynosure,
- demonstrate,
- depict,
- distorting mirror,
- ditto,
- do,
- do like,
- echo,
- ego ideal,
- emblematize,
- embody,
- epitome,
- epitomize,
- evoke,
- example,
- exemplar,
- exemplify,
- fake,
- favor,
- figure,
- follow,
- foreshadow,
- forge,
- fugleman,
- fugler,
- genotype,
- glass,
- go like,
- good example,
- hand mirror,
- hero,
- hoke,
- hoke up,
- ideal,
- illustrate,
- image,
- imitate,
- imitatee,
- impersonate,
- incarnate,
- lead,
- look like,
- looking glass,
- make like,
- man of men,
- masterpiece,
- masterwork,
- match,
- mimic,
- mirror image,
- model,
- near,
- nearly reproduce,
- nonpareil,
- not tell apart,
- original,
- paradigm,
- paragon,
- parallel,
- partake of,
- pattern,
- pattern of perfection,
- personate,
- personify,
- picture,
- pier glass,
- plagiarize,
- precedent,
- prefigure,
- pretypify,
- project,
- prototype,
- quintessence,
- realize,
- rear-view mirror,
- reecho,
- reflect,
- reflection,
- reflector,
- remind one of,
- repeat,
- replication,
- represent,
- representation,
- representative,
- reproduce,
- reproduction,
- resemble,
- rule,
- savor of,
- seeing glass,
- seem like,
- send back,
- shadow,
- shadow forth,
- shaving mirror,
- shining example,
- simulate,
- smack of,
- sound like,
- speculum,
- stack up with,
- standard,
- suggest,
- symbolize,
- take after,
- type,
- type species,
- type specimen,
- typify,
- urtext,
- very model,
- window mirror
Words containing 'Mirror'
- Mirrored,
- Mirroring,
- Burning mirror,
- Conjugate mirrors,
- Milk mirror,
- Mirror carp,
- Mirror plate,
- Mirror writing,
- Parabolic mirror,
- car mirror,
- hand mirror,
- mirror galvanometer,
- mirror image,
- mirror ray,
- mirror symmetry,
- outside mirror,
- pier mirror,
- rearview mirror,
- mirror-image relation,
- Focal distance or length of a lens or mirror