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DUMMY
dummy
(adjective) having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; “a dummy corporation”
blank, dummy, blank shell
(noun) a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
dummy
(noun) a figure representing the human form
dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead
(noun) an ignorant or foolish person
dummy, silent person
(noun) a person who does not talk
dummy, dummy up
(verb) make a dummy of; “dummy up the books that are to be published”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dummy (plural dummies)
(dated) A silent person; a person who does not talk.
Synonym: dumbie
Coordinate term: mute
An unintelligent person.
Synonym: dumbie
Coordinate terms: half-wit, idiot
A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.
Synonyms: mannequin, marionette
A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.
A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.
(AU, UK, NZ) A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier. [from 20th c.]
Synonym: Thesaurus:pacifier
(card games, chiefly, bridge) A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.
(linguistics) A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.
(programming) An unused parameter or value.
(sports, mostly, rugby, soccer) A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.
(sports, UK) A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.
Synonym: juke
Verb
dummy (third-person singular simple present dummies, present participle dummying, simple past and past participle dummied)
To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
(sports) To feint.
Synonym: juke
Adverb
dummy (comparative more dummy, superlative most dummy)
(slang) Extremely.
Source: Wiktionary
Dum"my, a. Etym: [See Dumb.]
1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch. Dummy car. See under Car.
Dum"my, n.; pl. Dummies (.
1. One who is dumb. H. Smith.
2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates.
3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future book, etc.
4. (Drama)
Definition: One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.
5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.]
6. (Railroad)
Definition: A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.
7. (Card Playing)
Definition: The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four- handed game of cards.
8. A floating barge connected with a pier. Knight. To play dummy, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards. The partner of the dummy plays it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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