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Definitions for Dummy

[1] a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
[2] a representation of a human figure, as for displaying clothes in store windows.
[3] Informal . a stupid person; dolt.
[4] a person who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs.
[5] one put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself.
[6] Slang . Older Use : Offensive . a person who lacks the power of speech. a person who is characteristically and habitually silent.
[7] Bridge . the declarer's partner, whose hand is exposed and played by the declarer. the hand of cards so exposed. a game so played. an imaginary player represented by an exposed hand that is played by and serves as partner to one of the players.
[8] British . pacifier(def 2) .
[9] Printing . sheets folded and made up to show the size, shape, form, sequence, and general style of a contemplated piece of printing.
[10] a rammer for pushing out dents in lead pipe.
[11] Computers . an artificial address, instruction, or other datum fed into a computer only to fulfill prescribed conditions and not affecting operations for solving problems.
[12] Military . a nonexplosive bomb used for practice exercises.
[13] Dentistry . pontic.
[14] noting or pertaining to an imitation, representation, or copy.
[15] counterfeit; sham; fictitious.
[16] put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself.
[17] Cards . played with a dummy.
[18] Printing . to prepare a dummy of (often followed by up ): The designer dummied up the book so that they could study the format.
[19] to represent in a dummy (often followed by in ): to dummy in an illustration.
[20] dummy up , Informal . to keep silent; refuse to answer: If anybody asks you, just dummy up.
[21] a figure representing the human form, used for displaying clothes, in a ventriloquist's act, as a target, etc
[22] a copy or imitation of an object, often lacking some essential feature of the original (as modifier ) a dummy drawer
[23] slang a stupid person; fool
[24] derogatory , slang a person without the power of speech; mute
[25] informal a person who says or does nothing
[26] a person who appears to act for himself while acting on behalf of another (as modifier ) a dummy buyer
[27] military a weighted round without explosives, used in drill and training
[28] bridge the hand exposed on the table by the declarer's partner and played by the declarer the declarer's partner
[29] a prototype of a proposed book, indicating the general appearance and dimensions of the finished product a designer's layout of a page indicating the positions for illustrations, etc
[30] a feigned pass or move in a sport such as football or rugby
[31] British a rubber teat for babies to suck or bite on US and Canadian equivalent: pacifier
[32] (modifier) counterfeit; sham
[33] (modifier) (of a card game) played with one hand exposed or unplayed
[34] to prepare a dummy of (a proposed book, page, etc)
[35] Also: sell someone a dummy sport to use a dummy pass in order to trick (an opponent)

Words related to Dummy

idiot, sub, form, figure, ringer, substitute, duplicate, counterfeit, imitation, model, copy, manikin, sham, stand-in, fool, oaf, dunce, dullard, blockhead, moron

Words nearby Dummy

dumfries and galloway, dumfriesshire, dumka, dummelhead, dummkopf, dummy, dummy block, dummy head, dummy joint, dummy load, dummy run

Origin of Dummy

1590–1600; 1915–20, Americanism for def 20 ; dumb + -y3

Word origin for Dummy

C16: see dumb , -y ³

Synonyms for Dummy

copy, counterfeit, duplicate, figure, form, imitation, manikin, model, ringer, sham, stand-in, sub, substitute