| VERB | perception | reflect | manifest or bring back |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | reflect, chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate | reflect deeply on a subject / subject | |
| perception | reflect, reverberate | to throw or bend back (from a surface) | |
| weather | reflect, shine | be bright by reflecting or casting light | |
| perception | reflect | show an image of | |
| communication | reflect | give evidence of a certain behavior | |
| communication | reflect | give evidence of the quality of |
| Sounds | rahfleh'kt; rihfleh'kt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt... | |
| Meaning | manifest or bring back. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This action reflects his true beliefs" | |
| Broader | indicate, point, designate, show | Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing |
| Spanish | reflejar | |
| Catalan | reflectir | |
| Meaning | To throw or bend back (from a surface). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" | |
| Synonym | reverberate | |
| Category | acoustics | The study of the physical properties of sound |
| Narrower | mirror | Reflect as if in a mirror |
| reverberate | Be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves | |
| Similar to | reverberate | Be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves |
| Spanish | reflejar, reverberar | |
| Catalan | reflectir | |
| Nouns | reflector | device that reflects radiation |
| Meaning | Be bright by reflecting or casting light. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" | |
| Synonym | shine | |
| Narrower | glare | Be sharply reflected |
| luminesce | Be or become luminescent | |
| opalesce | Reflect light or colors like an opal | |
| resplend | Be resplendent or radiant | |
| sparkle, scintillate, coruscate | Reflect brightly | |
| Broader | emit, give out, give off | give off, send forth, or discharge |
| Spanish | brillar, reflejar, relucir | |
| Catalan | brillar, lluir, reflectir | |
| Adjectives | reflective | capable of physically reflecting light or sound |
| Meaning | Show an image of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "her sunglasses reflected his image" | |
| Category | optics | The branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light |
| Broader | show | make visible or noticeable |
| Spanish | reflejar | |
| Meaning | Give evidence of a certain behavior. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him" | |
| Broader | attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence | Provide evidence for |
| Similar to | reflect | Give evidence of the quality of |
| Meaning | Give evidence of the quality of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student" | |
| Narrower | mirror | Reflect or resemble |
| Broader | attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence | Provide evidence for |
| Similar to | reflect | Give evidence of a certain behavior |
| Spanish | reflejar | |
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