"mirror" meaning in English

See mirror in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪrə/ Audio: en-us-mirror.ogg [US], en-uk-mirror.ogg [UK] Forms: mirror [singular], mirrors [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A very reflective surface which light can bounce off of. Synonyms: looking-glass, looking glass
    Sense id: simple-mirror-en-noun-jAhN9syx

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɪrə/ Audio: en-us-mirror.ogg [US], en-uk-mirror.ogg [UK] Forms: mirror [canonical], mirrors [third-person, singular], mirrored [past], mirrored [past, participle], mirroring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something/someone mirrors something, then it is identical to it.
    Sense id: simple-mirror-en-verb-zSG~EH7A
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    },
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    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She kept staring at the mirror all day."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A very reflective surface which light can bounce off of."
      ],
      "id": "simple-mirror-en-noun-jAhN9syx",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "looking-glass"
        },
        {
          "word": "looking glass"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɪrə/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/'mIr@/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-mirror.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-mirror.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mirror"
}

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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mirrored",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mirrored",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "If something/someone mirrors something, then it is identical to it."
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪrə/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/'mIr@/"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-mirror.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mirror"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mirror",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She kept staring at the mirror all day."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A very reflective surface which light can bounce off of."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "looking-glass"
        },
        {
          "word": "looking glass"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɪrə/"
    },
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪrə/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/'mIr@/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-mirror.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-mirror.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mirror"
}

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