Sekirov Dictionary

mirror

UK /ˈmɪɹə/US /ˈmiɹɚ/

noun 5
verb 4
forms 3
phrases 1

noun5

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a piece of glass, silver on one side, that shows an image of anything in front of it
- I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
- He broke the mirror with the pickaxe.
•
(figurative) An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
- His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
•
(Internet) A website or server that contains replicated data from another site.
- Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
(historical) An ethical-didactic treatise that details exemplary conduct through models, advising kings, princes, clergy, etc. on how to behave.
A mirror carp.

verb4

To reflect, as in a mirror.
•
To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed.
- The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall.
•
Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely.
- He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.
(Internet) To create something identical to (a website, etc.).

forms

mirrored · mirroring · mirrors

Phrases with mirror

fog a mirror
To be alive.

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