mirror

A piece of glass that shows an image of whatever is in front of it.

• Look in the mirror.
• She hung a mirror above the sink.
• The car has two side mirrors.

How to use it: in the mirror (He checked his hair in the mirror.)

Similar words: glass, looking-glass

Common phrases: bathroom mirror, look in a mirror, full-length mirror

Something that shows what another person, situation, or society is like.

• Art is a mirror of society.
• His diary became a mirror of his inner life.
• These stories offer a mirror of changing social values.

How to use it: a mirror of something (Her paintings are a mirror of village life.)

Similar words: reflection

Common phrases: mirror of society, mirror of something

A website or computer that holds a copy of another website or its files.

• Download the file from a mirror.
• The main website is down, but its mirror still works.
• Several mirrors hold copies of the archive.

Similar words: mirror site

Common phrases: mirror site, download mirror, local mirror

To show or closely match the appearance, qualities, or situation of something else.

• The lake mirrored the mountains.
• Her face mirrored her sadness.
• Local prices mirror changes in the national market.

Similar words: reflect, match

Common phrases: mirror something, mirror the image, mirror a trend

To copy another person's actions or a particular way of doing something very closely.

• Try to mirror my movements.
• The child mirrored her father's gestures.
• Our training sessions mirror the conditions of a real race.

Similar words: copy, imitate

Common phrases: mirror someone, mirror their movements, mirror a style