Mirror vs. Glass

Mirrornoun

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.

Mirrornoun

(figuratively) An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.

Mirrornoun

(internet) A website or other online resource that contains replicated data.

Mirrornoun

A mirror carp.

Mirrornoun

(historical) A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.

Mirrorverb

(transitive) Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.

Mirrorverb

To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).

Mirrorverb

(transitive) To reflect, as in a mirror.

Mirrornoun

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

Mirrornoun

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

Mirrornoun

See Speculum.

Mirrorverb

To reflect, as in a mirror.

Mirrorverb

To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp sites around the world.

Mirrorverb

To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often mirrored those of his wife.

Mirrornoun

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

Mirrornoun

a faithful depiction or reflection;

Mirrorverb

reflect as if in a mirror;

Mirrorverb

reflect or resemble;

Mirrornoun

a surface, typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, which reflects a clear image

Mirrornoun

a thing regarded as accurately representing something else

Mirrornoun

a site on a network which stores the contents copied from another site

Mirrorverb

(of a surface) show a reflection of

Mirrorverb

correspond to

Mirrorverb

keep a copy of the contents of (a network site) at another site, typically in order to improve accessibility

Mirrorverb

store copies of data in (two or more hard disks) for protection

Mirror

A mirror is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera.

Glassnoun

(uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime.

Glassnoun

(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.

Glassnoun

(metonymically) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.

Glassnoun

(uncountable) Glassware.

Glassnoun

A mirror.

Glassnoun

A magnifying glass or telescope.

Glassnoun

(sport) A barrier made of solid, transparent material.

Glassnoun

The backboard.

Glassnoun

(ice hockey) The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink.

Glassnoun

A barometer.

Glassnoun

Transparent or translucent.

Glassnoun

(obsolete) An hourglass.

Glassverb

(transitive) To fit with glass; to glaze.

Glassverb

(transitive) To enclose in glass.

Glassverb

(transitive) fibreglass. To fit, cover, fill, or build, with fibreglass-reinforced resin composite (fiberglass).

Glassverb

To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.

Glassverb

(science fiction) To bombard an area with such intensity (nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.

Glassverb

To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.

Glassverb

To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.

Glassverb

To reflect; to mirror.

Glassverb

To become glassy.

Glassnoun

A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture, and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime, potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for lenses, and various articles of ornament.

Glassnoun

Any substance having a peculiar glassy appearance, and a conchoidal fracture, and usually produced by fusion.

Glassnoun

Anything made of glass.

Glassnoun

A drinking vessel; a tumbler; a goblet; hence, the contents of such a vessel; especially; spirituous liquors; as, he took a glass at dinner.

Glassverb

To reflect, as in a mirror; to mirror; - used reflexively.

Glassverb

To case in glass.

Glassverb

To cover or furnish with glass; to glaze.

Glassverb

To smooth or polish anything, as leater, by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.

Glassnoun

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

Glassnoun

a glass container for holding liquids while drinking

Glassnoun

the quantity a glass will hold

Glassnoun

a small refracting telescope

Glassnoun

amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

Glassnoun

a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror

Glassnoun

glassware collectively;

Glassverb

furnish with glass;

Glassverb

scan (game in the forest) with binoculars

Glassverb

enclose with glass;

Glassverb

put in a glass container

Glassverb

become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance;

Glassnoun

a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and cooling rapidly. It is used to make windows, drinking containers, and other articles

Glassnoun

a substance similar to glass which has solidified from a molten state without crystallizing

Glassnoun

glassware

Glassnoun

greenhouses or cold frames considered collectively

Glassnoun

a drinking container made from glass

Glassnoun

the contents of a glass

Glassnoun

a lens, or an optical instrument containing a lens or lenses, in particular a monocle or a magnifying lens.

Glassnoun

a mirror

Glassnoun

a weather glass.

Glassnoun

an hourglass

Glassverb

cover or enclose with glass

Glassverb

(especially in hunting) scan (one's surroundings) with binoculars

Glassverb

hit (someone) in the face with a beer glass

Glassverb

reflect as if in a mirror

Glass

Glass is a non-crystalline, often transparent amorphous solid, that has widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in, for example, window panes, tableware, and optics. Glass is most often formed by rapid cooling (quenching) of the molten form; some glasses such as volcanic glass are naturally occurring.