mirror

UK /ˈmɪɹ.ɐ/ US /ˈmɪɹ.ɐ/
noun 5verb 4

Definitions

noun

1

A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is 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.

2

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.

O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.

3

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.

4

A mirror carp.

5

A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.

verb

1

To reflect, as in a mirror.

2

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.

3

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.

4

To create something identical to (a website, etc.).

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