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1. (n.) dummy
an imitation, representation, or copy of something, as for use in a display:
lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
2. dummy
a representation of a human figure, as for displaying clothes in store windows.
3. dummy
Informal. a stupid person; dolt.
4. dummy
a person who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs.
5. dummy
one put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself.
6. dummy
Older Slang.
7. dummy
a person who is characteristically and habitually silent.
8. dummy
(in bridge)
9. dummy
the declarer's partner, whose hand is exposed and played by the declarer.
10. dummy
the hand of cards so exposed.
11. dummy
sheets folded and made up to show the size, shape, sequence, and style of a contemplated piece of printing.
12. dummy
a nonexplosive bomb used for practice exercises.
13. (adj.) dummy
noting or pertaining to an imitation, representation, or copy.
14. dummy
counterfeit; sham; fictitious.
15. dummy
put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself.
16. (v.t.) dummy
to prepare a printing dummy of (often fol. by up).
17. dummy
to represent in a dummy (often fol. by in):
to dummy in an illustration.
Etymology: (1590–1600; dumb+-y3)
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| Definition of 'dummy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dummy, silent person
a person who does not talk
2. (noun) dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead
an ignorant or foolish person
3. (noun) dummy
a figure representing the human form
4. (adj) blank, dummy, blank shell
a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
5. (verb) dummy
having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function
"a dummy corporation"
6. (verb) dummy, dummy up
make a dummy of
"dummy up the books that are to be published"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) dummy
silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine
2. (adj) dummy
fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch
3. (noun) dummy
one who is dumb
4. (noun) dummy
a sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates
5. (noun) dummy
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
6. (noun) dummy
one who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character
7. (noun) dummy
a thick-witted person; a dolt
8. (noun) dummy
a locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car
9. (noun) dummy
the fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards
10. (noun) dummy
a floating barge connected with a pier
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| Definition of 'dummy' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. dummy
See decoy.
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Sense: an artificial substitute looking like the real thing
The packets of cigarettes on display were dummies.
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 Afrikaans: model |
 Arabic: دُمْيَه ( بَديل) |
 Bulgarian: макет |
 Brazilian: imitação |
 Czech: atrapa |
 German: die Attrappe |
 Danish: attrap; dummy |
 Greek: ομοίωμα |
 Spanish: imitación |
 Estonian: imitatsioon |
 Farsi: بدلی؛ مصنوعی |
 Finnish: toimimaton näytekappale |
 French: chose fausse, factice |
 Hebrew: דֶמֶה |
 Hindi: नकली वस्तु |
 Croatian: lažnjak |
 Hungarian: utánzat |
 Indonesian: tiruan |
 Icelandic: eftirlíking |
 Italian: falso, finto |
 Japanese: 模造品 |
 Korean: 모형 |
 Lithuanian: butaforija |
 Latvian: butaforija |
 Malay: tiruan |
 Dutch: dummy |
 Norwegian: etterlikning, figur, mode |
 Polish: atrapa |
 Persian: بدلی؛ مصنوعی |
 Pashto: ساختګۍ، مصنوعى |
 Portuguese: imitação |
 Romanian: produs contrafăcut; imita |
 Russian: макет |
 Slovak: atrapa |
 Slovenian: ponaredek |
 Serbian: imitacija |
 Swedish: attrapp, dummy |
 Thai: ของที่ทำเลียนแบบของจริง |
 Turkish: taklit, yapma |
 Taiwanese: 實物仿製品 |
 Ukrainian: лялька; макет |
 Urdu: کسی اصلی چیز کا مصنوعی مت |
 Vietnamese: đồ giả |
 Chinese: 模仿物，假货 |
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