mirror
A piece of glass that shows your image when you look at it.
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with a reflective coating, that reflects light to show an image of whatever is in front of it.
To show the image of something, like a mirror does.
To reflect an image of something, as a mirror does.
To be very similar to something else.
To closely resemble or correspond to something in appearance, behavior, or quality.
- Base: mirror
- Plural: mirrors
- Base: mirror
- 3rd Person Singular: mirrors
- Present Participle: mirroring
- Past: mirrored
hold a mirror up to [something]
1Show something truthfully, often critically
To show something as it really is, often pointing out problems or faults.
- The novel holds a mirror up to society’s prejudices.
- Her art holds a mirror up to human nature.
in the mirror
1Seen in a mirror's reflection
When something is shown on the surface of a mirror.
- She saw herself in the mirror and smiled.
- He noticed a stranger standing behind him in the mirror.
rear-view mirror
1Vehicle mirror for looking back
A mirror inside a car that lets the driver see behind the car through the back window.
- Always check your rear-view mirror before changing lanes.
- He adjusted the rear-view mirror before starting the car.
smoke and mirrors
1Trickery or deception to hide reality
Words or actions that make something seem different from what it really is, to trick people.
- The company’s success was just smoke and mirrors.
- His explanation was all smoke and mirrors to avoid telling the truth.
mirror image
1Exact reversed copy of something
Something that looks exactly like something else but is reversed, like in a mirror.
- The twins are like mirror images of each other.
- The logo is a mirror image of the original design.
- The letter 'b' is the mirror image of 'd'.