Definitions for dummy
ˈdʌm idum·my

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dummy, silent person(noun)

   a person who does not talk

2. dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead(noun)

   an ignorant or foolish person

3. dummy(noun)

   a figure representing the human form

4. blank, dummy, blank shell(adj)

   a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

5. dummy(verb)

   having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function

   "a dummy corporation"

6. dummy, dummy up(verb)

   make a dummy of

   "dummy up the books that are to be published"

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dummy(Noun)

   A silent person; a person who does not talk.

2. dummy(Noun)

   An unintelligent person.

   Don't be such a dummy!

3. dummy(Noun)

   A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.

4. dummy(Noun)

   Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.

   To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop.

5. dummy(Noun)

   A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.

   The hammer and drill in the display are dummies.

6. dummy(Noun)

   A pacifier.

   The baby wants her dummy.

7. dummy(Noun)

   A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.

8. dummy(Noun)

   A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player in sport; a feint.

9. dummy(Noun)

   A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.

   The pronoun "it" in "It's a mystery why this happened" is a dummy.

10. dummy(Verb)

    To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.

    The carpenters dummied up a set of simple props for the rehearsals.

11. dummy(Verb)

    To feint

12. dummy(Noun)

    An unused parameter or value.

    If is false, the other parameters are dummies.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Dummy(adj)

   silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine

   Etymology: [See Dumb.]

2. Dummy(adj)

   fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch

   Etymology: [See Dumb.]

3. Dummy(noun)

   one who is dumb

   Etymology: [See Dumb.]

4. Dummy(noun)

   a sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates

   Etymology: [See Dumb.]

5. Dummy(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [See Dumb.]

6. Dummy(noun)

   one who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character

   Etymology: [See Dumb.]

7. Dummy(noun)

   a thick-witted person; a dolt

   Etymology: [See Dumb.]

8. Dummy(noun)

   a locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car

   Etymology: [See Dumb.]

9. Dummy(noun)

   the fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards

   Etymology: [See Dumb.]

10. Dummy(noun)

    a floating barge connected with a pier

    Etymology: [See Dumb.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Dummy

   Dummy is the debut album of the Bristol-based group Portishead. Released in 22 August 1994 on Go! Discs, the album earned critical acclaim, winning the 1995 Mercury Music Prize. It is often credited with popularising the trip-hop genre and is frequently cited in lists of the best albums of the 1990s. Although it achieved modest chart success overseas, it peaked at No. 2 on the UK Album Chart and saw two of its three singles reach No. 13. The album was certified gold in 1997 and has sold two million copies in Europe. As of September 2011, the album was certified double-platinum in the United Kingdom and has sold as of September 2011 825,000 copies.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dummy

   See decoy.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dummy

   A wood frame landing-place in front of a pier.

How to pronounce dummy?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say dummy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dummy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dummy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of dummy in a Sentence

1. The Australian:

   The Council considers that the cartoon uses exaggeration and absurdity to make its point, but accepts the publisher's claim that it does not depict Ms. Williams as an ape, rather showing her as 'spitting the dummy'.

2. Vin Scully:

   I feel like such a dummy, only Scully could lose a ring while putting meat in a bag.

3. Anuj Somany:

   If a person's post gets support from many or most people in own individual's social media account , then its reason could be any or all of the following : a) He is either an influential and/or has a lot of money. b) It is from a girl or woman called honey c) Host is perceived as duffer or supporters are dummy. d) The thing shared is very common and ordinary e) S/he is made fun or fool by voters being funny

4. Perry Brass:

   The Egyptians had a particularly nasty way of getting rid of people they felt had no consequence. Instead of embalming them, they simply constructed a fake mummy made from old strips of linen wrapped around a dummy of mud. If, in our modern world, you feel that there are a lot of “mud mummies” around you, get rid of the mud.

5. Don Rickles:

   Hey dummy, this floozy your latest thing? You can do better than her, cause I’ve seen better legs on Sonny Liston.

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