reflect

reflect is a 7-letter English word with 13 senses as verb and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. verb. To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat.
2. verb. To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
3. intransitive verb. To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.
4. intransitive verb. To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.
5. intransitive verb. To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or rules.
6. intransitive verb. To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.
7. verb. reflect deeply on a subject

   "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"

   "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"

   Synonyms: contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, ruminate, speculate

8. verb. give evidence of the quality of

   "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"

9. verb. give evidence of a certain behavior

   "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"

10. verb. to throw or bend back (from a surface)

    "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"

    Synonyms: reverberate

11. verb. show an image of

    "her sunglasses reflected his image"

12. verb. manifest or bring back

    "This action reflects his true beliefs"

13. verb. be bright by reflecting or casting light

    "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"

    Synonyms: shine

Synonyms

contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, ruminate, speculate, reverberate, shine

Common word forms

reflects, reflected, reflecter, reflecting

Words from these letters

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