dummy
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
dummies
plural
dummies
Britannica Dictionary definition of DUMMY
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[count]
chiefly US, informal
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a stupid person
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He's no dummy. [=fool]
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She loves you, you dummy.
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[count]
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a doll that is shaped like and is as large as a person
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a tailor's/dressmaker's dummy
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They practiced CPR on a dummy.
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a crash test dummy [=a life-size model of a person used in tests to see what happens to people when a car gets in an accident]
3
[count]
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a copy of a finished object that is used during practice or training
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The bomb was just a dummy.
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[count]
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a large doll with a movable mouth that is used by a performer
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a ventriloquist's dummy
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[noncount]
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the set of cards in a game of bridge that are played faceup so everyone can see them
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dummy
/ˈdʌmi/
adjective
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dummy
/ˈdʌmi/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DUMMY
always used before a noun
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looking real but not functioning or able to be used
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They took apart a dummy bomb.
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a dummy corporation [=a corporation that is not real]
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a dummy pill [=placebo]
