mirror
- noun
- /ˈmɪrər/
- Max looked into the mirror all the time he was talking.
- look in the mirror
- see yourself in the mirror
- mirror reflects light
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Watch on YouTubeOK, 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
A small mirror with a handle that you hold to see your face
A mirror on a car that lets the driver see behind and to the side
A small folding mirror in a case that you carry to check your face
A piece of glass on the outside of a vehicle that shows the view to the side and behind
A polished metal mirror used in old telescopes to reflect light
A decorated mirror made in Venice with very clear glass and a fancy frame
A small mirror with a handle for looking at your face
Idioms
Compounds
A piece of glass inside a car that lets the driver see behind through the back window
- Specialized
A curved shiny surface that focuses parallel light rays to one point
A piece of glass on the outside of a vehicle that shows the view to the side and behind
- Specialized
A property of a system where left and right are swapped and it stays the same
- Specialized
A type of carp with few large shiny scales that people keep in ponds for food or decoration
A screen in a car that shows live video from a rear camera so the driver sees behind
- Specialized
A relationship where two molecules or crystals are exact mirror reflections of each other
- Literature
A being that lives in a mirror or a person who thinks a lot about themselves
How Reflective
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.