mirror
775
1.0
- noun
- /ˈmɪrər/
:
espejo
- Max looked into the mirror all the time he was talking.
- look in the mirror
- see yourself in the mirror
- mirror reflects light
OK, so let me just grab my mirror, see where we're at.
- OK, so let me just grab my mirror, see where we're at.
- Am I looking in a mirror versus Beyoncé?
- Didn't have a floor length mirror this entire time.
- I'm fat and look at myself in the mirror and I see this.
- What do you see when you look in that mirror, Tessica?
- But there's like a little mirror on it pretty.
- I need light, need a mirror, I need a clock, Right?
- He said to the students, break that mirror that you always look at.
Examples
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I just look at myself in this mirror like this.
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Read the speech out loud in front of the mirror or in front of another person.
Academic text (2011) -
OK, so let me just grab my mirror, see where we're at.
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So she takes me over to the mirror and I see it all.
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When the song stopped, she moved even closer to the mirror and looked at herself.
Fiction book (1990) -
When I look in the mirror now, I see Mother and Grandma united in my face.
Academic text (2011) -
For most people, looking in the mirror is the hardest part.
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I'm going upstairs to take a look in the full length mirror.
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What do you see when you look in that mirror, Tessica?
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Before leaving for work, she checked her appearance in the mirror one last time.
Synonyms
3
2.1
A small mirror with a handle that you hold to see your face
1
2.4
A small folding mirror in a case that you carry to check your face
1
9.9
A polished metal mirror used in old telescopes to reflect light
1
2.1
A piece of glass on the outside of a vehicle that shows the view to the side and behind
A small mirror with a handle for looking at your face
A decorated mirror made in Venice with very clear glass and a fancy frame
A mirror on a car that lets the driver see behind and to the side
Idioms
Compounds
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2.8
A piece of glass inside a car that lets the driver see behind through the back window
- Specialized
1
6.6
A curved shiny surface that focuses parallel light rays to one point
- Specialized
1
7.9
A property of a system where left and right are swapped and it stays the same
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3.4
A screen in a car that shows live video from a rear camera so the driver sees behind
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2.1
A piece of glass on the outside of a vehicle that shows the view to the side and behind
- Specialized
A relationship where two molecules or crystals are exact mirror reflections of each other
- Specialized
A type of carp with few large shiny scales that people keep in ponds for food or decoration
- Literature
A being that lives in a mirror or a person who thinks a lot about themselves
How Reflective
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5
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mirror comes from the Old French mirour and the Latin mirari meaning 'to wonder', and it is like Spanish mirar 'to look' and English admire. A mirror makes you 'look' and sometimes 'wonder' because it shows a clear image of things, so the origin fits the object we use to see ourselves.