mirror

[Mir·ror]

A mirror is a glass surface backed with a metallic coating that reflects images that are in front of it. When you gaze at yourself in a mirror, your own face gazes right back at you.

...

A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.

Noun
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

Noun
a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend"

Verb
reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"

Verb
reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"

n.
A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.

n.
That which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.

n.
See Speculum.

v. t.
To reflect, as in a mirror.

Mirror

Mir"ror , n. [OE. mirour, F. miroir, OF. also mireor, fr. (assumed) LL. miratorium, fr. mirare to look at, L. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Miracle, Mirador.] 1. A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.

And in her hand she held a mirror bright, Wherein her face she often view'8ad fair.

2. That which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.

She is mirour of all courtesy.

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

3. (Zo'94l.) See Speculum. Mirror carp (Zo'94l.), a domesticated variety of the carp, having only three or fur rows of very large scales side. -- Mirror plate. (a) A flat glass mirror without a frame. (b) Flat glass used for making mirrors. -- Mirror writing, a manner or form of backward writing, making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The substitution of this manner of writing for the common manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.

Mirror

Mir"ror , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mirrored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mirroring.] To reflect, as in a mirror.

A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.

To reflect, as in a mirror.

...

Usage Examples

I can't look in the mirror and look at fake things. I just can't. I'd rather age.

I mean one of the things about being alone is that you've no people to define yourself off, I mean, people are like all-round mirrors, because let's face it, we don't often see ourselves all round in a mirror anyway, do we.

Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art.

I saw 'Taxi Driver,' and 'Taxi Driver' kind of saved my life. The scene where Robert De Niro is looking at himself in the mirror saying, 'You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Who the hell else are you talkin' to?' That's the scene that changed my life by changing my attitude about acting.

Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.

Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Misspelled Form

mirror, nmirror, jmirror, kmirror, ,mirror, mirror, nirror, jirror, kirror, ,irror, irror, mnirror, mjirror, mkirror, m,irror, m irror, muirror, m8irror, m9irror, moirror, mjirror, mkirror, murror, m8rror, m9rror, morror, mjrror, mkrror, miurror, mi8rror, mi9rror, miorror, mijrror, mikrror, mierror, mi4rror, mi5rror, mitrror, mifrror, mieror, mi4ror, mi5ror, mitror, mifror, mireror, mir4ror, mir5ror, mirtror, mirfror, mireror, mir4ror, mir5ror, mirtror, mirfror, mireor, mir4or, mir5or, mirtor, mirfor, mirreor, mirr4or, mirr5or, mirrtor, mirrfor, mirrior, mirr9or, mirr0or, mirrpor, mirrlor, mirrir, mirr9r, mirr0r, mirrpr, mirrlr, mirroir, mirro9r, mirro0r, mirropr, mirrolr, mirroer, mirro4r, mirro5r, mirrotr, mirrofr, mirroe, mirro4, mirro5, mirrot, mirrof, mirrore, mirror4, mirror5, mirrort, mirrorf.

Other Usage Examples

Everything seems fine until you're about 40. Then something is definitely beginning to go wrong. And you look in the mirror with your old habit of thinking, 'While I accept that everyone grows old and dies, it's a funny thing, but I'm an exception to that rule.'

I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.

At 3 years old, I was imitating and doing fun little commercials for the family. Then at 5, I knew, 'OK, this is something I really like.' At 8, I was crying in front of the mirror and my mom was like, 'Oh boy, here we go. We know what she's going to do.'

I derive no pleasure from prosecuting a man, even though I know he's guilty do you think I could sleep at night or look at myself in the mirror in the morning if I hounded an innocent man?

Congressman Berg will repeatedly talk about Harry Reid and Barack Obama, and I find it interesting, because this morning, when I woke up and brushed my teeth, I looked in the mirror and I did not see a tall, African-American, skinny man. So let's make it clear that my priorities are North Dakota priorities.

I felt that the elegance of pop music was that it was reflective: we were holding up a mirror to our audience and reflecting them philosophically and spiritually, rather than just reflecting society or something called 'rock and roll.'

I look for the humanity in people, however big the politics or oppressive the situation may be, whether it's subsumed within a human being or between two human beings. I want to help us hold a mirror to ourselves.