mirror

Plural: mirrors

Noun

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
a faithful depiction or reflection
- "the best mirror is an old friend"
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.
An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
A website or server that contains replicated data from another site.
A mirror carp.
A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.

Verb

Verb Forms: mirrored, mirroring, mirrors

To reflect an image of; to closely resemble or imitate.
reflect as if in a mirror
- "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"
reflect or resemble
- "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"
To reflect, as in a mirror.
To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed.
Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely.
To create something identical to (a website, etc.).

Examples

Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
He broke the mirror with the pickaxe.
He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.
His opponent’s gameplay began to MIRROR his own, forcing him to adapt.
His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall.
We could see the lorry in the mirror, so decided to change lanes.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".

Synonyms

glass, looking-glass

Scrabble Score: 8

mirror: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mirror: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mirror: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

mirror: valid Words With Friends Word