Reflect

What do we mean by reflect?

To throw or bend back (light or sound, for example) from a surface. intransitive verb

To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror. intransitive verb

To make apparent; express or manifest. intransitive verb

To bring as a consequence. intransitive verb

To bend back. intransitive verb

To be bent or thrown back: synonym: echo. intransitive verb

To give something back, as light or sound. intransitive verb

To give evidence of the characteristics or qualities of someone or something. intransitive verb

To bring blame or discredit. intransitive verb

To think seriously. synonym: think. intransitive verb

To express carefully considered thoughts. intransitive verb

A reflection. noun

To bend back; turn back; cast back; throw back again.

Hence, figuratively, to bend the will of; persuade.

To cause to return or to throw off after striking or falling on any surface, and in accordance with certain physical laws: as, to reflect light, heat, or sound; incident and reflected rays. See reflection, 2.

To give back an image or likeness of; mirror.

To bend or turn back; be reflected.

To throw back light, heat, sound, etc.; give reflections; return rays or beams; as, a reflecting mirror or gem.

To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.

To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.

To mirror, or show the image of something.

To be mirrored.

To agree with; to closely follow.

To give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.

To think seriously; to ponder or consider.

Words that are spelled similarly to reflect:
reflect, deflect, refect, reelect, reflet.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word reflect:
italics, stats, taxonomy, denotes, penguins, accidental, sunlight, diversity, bold, transactions, counts, broader, trends, rangers, changing, beliefs, actual, traditions, changes, values, styles, experiences, reality, credit, influences, scope, themes, views, differences.

Words that rhyme with reflect:
effect, affect, respect, project, subject, aspect, object, perfect, direct, connect, circumspect, defect, expect, correct, neglect, suspect, collect, select, protect, dialect, reject, detect, deflect, architect, retrospect, dissect, insect, sect, intellect, erect, elect, inspect, disrespect, eject, intersect, indirect, prefect, resurrect, interject, disconnect, inject, infect, transect, side effect, incorrect, recollect, spect, introspect, deject, interconnect, redirect, checked, aftereffect, confect, flecked, wrecked, disaffect, decked, reelect, necked, speckt, disinfect, in effect, bedecked, henpecked, reconnect, misdirect, brecht, welked, hecht, unchecked, doppler effect, trekked, specked, overprotect, greenhouse effect, reinspect, recht, albrecht, pecked, specht, take effect, future perfect, knecht, in that respect, present perfect, schlecht, sound effect, scale insect, past perfect, whelked, stick insect, cantonese dialect, coattails effect, liege subject, willful neglect, rechecked, wecht, child neglect, landscape architect.

Adjectives that are often used to describe reflect:
eve, silent, your, assignment, personal, short, beautiful, low, new, exercise.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective reflect:
tool, ion, feelings, box, ions, light, approach, thinking, skin, changes, estimates, sunlight, honor, namespace, tissue, section, circles, slot, case, differences, together, figure, match, process, abc, feeling, color, projects, sections, questions, reality, means, three, effect, flowers, client, children, participants, patient, inflation, command.

Words that sound like reflect:
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