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/ ˈdʌm i /
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noun, plural dum·mies.
a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
a representation of a human figure, as for displaying clothes in store windows.
Informal. a stupid person; dolt.
a person who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs.
one put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself.
Slang.
- Older Use: Offensive. a person who lacks the power of speech.
- a person who is characteristically and habitually silent.
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.
British. pacifier (def. 2).
Printing. sheets folded and made up to show the size, shape, form, sequence, and general style of a contemplated piece of printing.
a rammer for pushing out dents in lead pipe.
Computers. an artificial address, instruction, or other datum fed into a computer only to fulfill prescribed conditions and not affecting operations for solving problems.
Military.
a nonexplosive bomb used for practice exercises.
Dentistry. pontic.
adjective
noting or pertaining to an imitation, representation, or copy.
counterfeit; sham; fictitious.
put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself.
Cards. played with a dummy.
verb (used with object), dum·mied, dum·my·ing.
Printing. to prepare a dummy of (often followed by up): The designer dummied up the book so that they could study the format.
to represent in a dummy (often followed by in): to dummy in an illustration.
Verb Phrases
dummy up, Informal. to keep silent; refuse to answer: If anybody asks you, just dummy up.
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Origin of dummy
1590–1600; 1915–20, Americanismfor def.
20; dumb + -y3
usage note for dummy
See dumb.
Words nearby dummy
Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfriesshire, dumka, dummelhead, dummkopf, dummy, dummy block, dummy head, dummy joint, dummy load, dummy run
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Words related to dummy
idiot, blockhead, dimwit, dolt, dullard, dunce, fool, ignoramus, moron, numskull, oaf, simpleton, copy, counterfeit, duplicate, figure, form, imitation, manikin, model
How to use dummy in a sentence
On Friday, she appeared in court as Ann Marie Miller, again proving herself to be no dummy and decidedly different.
The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger|Michael Daly|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What did you use as the hammer during that kill scene, and were you just hitting a dummy that spurted blood out?
Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington on Jon Snow’s Heroism and Loss in the Battle of Castle Black|Marlow Stern|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Somebody (a monk, I presume) has put a dummy dressed in a guard's uniform inside.
Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens|Jeff Campagna|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a sermon on Sunday, the chair of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP called Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) "a dummy."
NAACP Attacks Tim Scott|Ben Jacobs|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a Pakistani agenda, and we played the role of the dummy.
Pakistan’s Sinister Use of Prisoners|Ron Moreau|January 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Fix up a couple of dummy sacks, you know, and get them to camp and packed on the horse without letting them see what's inside.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
When the first card has been led, dummy's hand is exposed, never before the lead.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
When a spade declaration has been made by dummy, one trump less is necessary and the doubler need not be on the declarer's left.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The highest of a sequence led through dummy will frequently tell the third player that he has a good finesse.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The dealer makes the declaration or passes it to his dummy to make by the same rules as in three-handed or dummy bridge.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
British Dictionary definitions for dummy
dummy
/ (ˈdʌmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
a figure representing the human form, used for displaying clothes, in a ventriloquist's act, as a target, etc
- a copy or imitation of an object, often lacking some essential feature of the original
- (as modifier)a dummy drawer
slang a stupid person; fool
derogatory, slang a person without the power of speech; mute
informal a person who says or does nothing
- a person who appears to act for himself while acting on behalf of another
- (as modifier)a dummy buyer
military a weighted round without explosives, used in drill and training
bridge
- the hand exposed on the table by the declarer's partner and played by the declarer
- the declarer's partner
- 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
a feigned pass or move in a sport such as football or rugby
British a rubber teat for babies to suck or bite onUS and Canadian equivalent: pacifier
(modifier) counterfeit; sham
(modifier) (of a card game) played with one hand exposed or unplayed
verb -mies, -mying or -mied
to prepare a dummy of (a proposed book, page, etc)
Also: sell someone a dummy sport to use a dummy pass in order to trick (an opponent)
Word Origin for dummy
C16: see dumb, -y ³
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Cultural definitions for dummy
In a corporation, one who stands in for a real director or who serves as a nominal director during the organization of the corporation until the stockholders can elect directors.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Dummy Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
- dummy (noun)
- dummy (adjective)
- dummy run (noun)
1 dummy /ˈdʌmi/ noun
plural dummies
1 dummy
/ˈdʌmi/
noun
plural dummies
Britannica Dictionary definition of DUMMY
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chiefly US, informal
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a stupid person
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He's no dummy.
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She loves you, you dummy.
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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]
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a copy of a finished object that is used during practice or training
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a large doll with a movable mouth that is used by a performer
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[noncount] : the set of cards in a game of bridge that are played faceup so everyone can see them
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[count] British : pacifier
2 dummy /ˈdʌmi/ adjective
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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]
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What is Mannequin, definition of the term in the Fashion Dictionary
clothes, score, fashion, doll, showcase, mannequin, dress, salesman, model, human, glass, plastic, woman, the male, skirt, show, fitting, figure, purchase, a statue, things, boutique, collection, sweater, the beauty, market, costs, center, dress, exhibit, tailor, scarecrow, torso,
One of them held mannequin by the wooden rod protruding from his neck, the other tried to create a miracle of harmony out of the folds of thin pinkish fabric.
Svetlana Aleshina, Without noise and dust, 2000
In appearance - a direct descendant of wax showcase mannequins sample 1907 years.
R. D. Bradbury, Staring poker chip by A. Matisse, 1954
These are living mannequins in fashionable dresses, dreaming of marriage, and nothing else.
Jacob Wassermann, Free Love, 1900
Throughout the workshop stood mannequins .
Lara Fantasy Chronicle. Story
At the same time, 90,005 dummies of 90,006 civilians, placed in many places in different places, miraculously remained untouched.
Yulia Davydova, Seventh Creator, 2015
There, in the middle of an empty space not yet fully occupied by counters, a headless female towered.
0005 mannequin dressed in a light and elegant spring coat.
Olga Strogova, The Secret of the Lady in Grey, 2014
He pushed his opponent away from him and went to the hand-to-hand combat training dummy , made of animal skin and heavily stuffed with straw.
Daria Rosso, Loving the Emperor
Wrapped in a black drapery coat, the girl looked like a tiny mannequin , put out on the street by some fashion boutique for advertising purposes.
E. B. Magadeev, Tears of a cloudy sky, 2015
Since he still can’t get to those whom he was eager to deal with, it’s not a sin to take out his aggression on plastic mannequins and leather pears.
Janie Crouch, Meet me at the pier
A sort of walking mannequin with absolutely correct behavior.
Svetlana Aleshina, Error of nature, 2000
It seemed that 9 was sitting at the helm0005 mannequin .
V. M. Sotnikov, Who kidnapped Robinson?, 2001
In confirmation of these words, one of the members of the group poked with a greasy hand at the skewed plastic bust of dummy and carnivorously let go of some kind of joke.
Stanislav Smetana, Dream, 2015
There were only two headless 9s in the tall windows0005 mannequin dressed one in a ball blue gown and the other in a plaid walking suit.
AS Dobrov, The last cry of fashion. Gilyarovsky and Lamanova, 2016
The starched collar stand was held as on the soulless dummy .
K. S. Klevansky, Atlantis. Fairy of the North Star, 2015
Being a curious American traveler, I tried to understand the true meaning of each mannequin displayed in the window.
Jamie Cat Callan, Bonjour, Happiness! French secrets of a beautiful life, 2011
So why would I waste a week serving as a practice mannequin for an unknown person?
V. A. Ilyin, The Eighth Beast, 2014
No matter how many mannequins you make, you will not drive all women into full-fledged groups.
G. M. Zlachevskaya, The best models for any figure without trying on and fitting, 2010
And in it - naked mannequins .
Ulya Nova, Good and Bad Thoughts
However, they looked faceless in his presentation, like shop mannequins .
Yuri Teplov, Book 3. Repentance
And the pages of the former, very distant life, which were depicted by mannequins dressed in period costumes.
V. B. Gusev, Ghosts of the count's estate, 1999
Military vehicles stood in front of the mausoleum, in the dusk, against the backdrop of the Kremlin wall, even rows of soldiers, resembling clockwork mannequins , marched with a roar with a roar.
Ulya Nova, Good and Bad Thoughts
Here it is - a masterpiece of textile production, flaunts on mannequin .
Anna Kovalevskaya, After the Dragon
It can't be helped, the dress actually looked better on the faceless mannequin with a flat belly.
Jackie Brown Best of the Best 2011
Behind the screens on three willow mannequins are three ball gowns.
E. L. Schwartz, Cinderella, 1946
From mechanical mannequins to racks, from the likeness of the Swedish walls to the real arsenal at the western wall.
K. S. Klevansky, Sorcerer. Land that does not exist, 2014
The body appears as a dummy with movable joints in place of the joints, and its behavior is calculated accordingly, vol.
— We are not weak-willed dummies so that we can be controlled.
N. S. Zhiltsova, Academy of Magical Law. Brunette in defense, 2015
The second one did not even do this, she immediately went to the cash register and began to look at mannequin with interest.
Larisa Wright, There is always a first time (compilation), 2014
Our knight, with general approval, without touching the stirrup with his foot, jumped on his knight's horse and, prancing around in the square, rushed towards dummy .
K. A. Ivanov, The Many Faces of the Middle Ages (collection)
The dress was quite extravagant, similar ones could be seen on mannequins in shop windows.
Barbara Cartland, Wanderer in Love
And every day he sees a group of dummies in the window.
Alexey Shapovalov, ... and cats, 2015
The atelier was closed, and the director offered his grandmother to take the old mannequin .
Dina Sabitova, Where there is no winter, 2011
Having soaked five electronic simulators into the trash - special dummies for training special forces soldiers, I completely mastered this technique even in hyper.
A. E. Sukhov, Dance on the Knife Blade, 2007
This is a woman who provides her body instead of dummy .
G. M.
Zlachevskaya, Secrets of cutting and sewing without trying on and fitting, 2011
She looked around at the shoes with rhinestone buckles, at the crimson lipsticks of various brands, at the light lace scarves draped around the necks of mannequins in various ways.
Nicola Marsh, Girl in Red, 2011
It's hard: you go to bed with your loved one, but it's like he's not there, like it's an empty soulless mannequin .
Maxim Khmelev, Calis
To the touch mannequin was even slightly warm, soft and supple.
Kir Bulychev, Unworthy hero, 1978
“Ah, cosmetic editing of appearance,” the master nodded and looked at the bald rag mannequin in the center of the room.
I. M. Komarova, Friday, thirteen zero-zero, 2014
Like a beautiful, elegant mannequin , which he can only look at through the glass.
E. I. Sazanovich, Begonia garden, 1997
The fake smile on the mannequin 's shabby face looked unpleasant.
V.V. Vystavnoy, Kremlin 2222. Garden Ring, 2012
And, although the role of the consort - in fact, ambiguous - never seduced him: who is this, the husband of the monarch, but not the monarch - a figure or mannequin ?
Svetlana Ivasheva, Game without rules. Adventure novel
And she kindly took off a black dress for me from mannequin .
Ya. L. Vishnevsky, Traces (collection), 2014
She rushed to the stranger, hoping with all her heart that this was a living person, and not just another mannequin .
Alex Wood, Lead role, 2004
She was gratified when dummy collapsed to the floor, whereupon a heavy weight on the buttocks forced it back into an upright position.
Janie Crouch, Meet me at the pier
After her divorce, they seemed mannequins , cardboard models of ideal men.
Nicholas Sparks, Curve, 2001
With greedy eyes and a smile rivaling that of the mannequin with sincerity.
D.
R. Kunz, Invasion, 2004
Along the walls, mannequins with armor, racks with weapons and shields.
Andrew Breen, Clan Horror. Act I
Mannequin - an ordinary mannequin , which in the old days, they say, filled shop windows.
VV Vystavnoy, Kremlin 2222. Garden Ring, 2012
Meaning, Synonyms, Definition, Suggestions. What is mannequin
| This mannequin is called a guy (like Guy Fawkes) and you can often see kids on the streets on November 5th saying: Penny for a guy. | |
| They put a coat on a mannequin, put jewelry in their pockets. | |
| We needed a stunt dummy so I made a similar one. | |
| No wonder Richie became paranoid and buried this mannequin in the woods. | |
| I saw this mannequin lying in the middle of the street. | |
| The dummy should only be mounted if the design of the restraint is such that mounting the dummy would increase the length of the strap to be used. | |
| 5.11.1 The dummy is placed on a flat horizontal hard surface without back support. | |
| I have a mannequin I can use if you don't want to stand here. | |
| So who is our victim, the moldy crash test dummy? | |
| Did you know Modesto would pay millions to get the mannequin back. | |
| Is that the anatomy dummy you pestered in the lab? | |
| If we had to find this mannequin, as you say, why would we trust this delicate matter to an outsider? | |
| Take at least Grinel - a walking mannequin and nothing more. | |
| Like a store mannequin, right, Scanlon? | |
| And your boy goes on TV, opens the coffin, takes out a mannequin, and shakes it! | |
| I emphasized the importance of separating the fingers so as not to look like a mannequin. | |
| The lucky person feels the joy of life no more than a mannequin: he only demonstrates this joy, but it is not given to him. | |
| I needed to sort mannequin heads into Mannequin Plus. | |
| Now he doesn't look like a mannequin from Detsky Mir. | |
| Ann, you are a handsome, sassy mannequin come to life. | |
| It can be at least a guy, at least a girl, at least a mannequin. | |
| The display dummy was found in... in the trunk of Spector's burnt-out car. | |
| Grab the mannequin from the cafeteria and take it to the lobby. | |
| I looked at her blankly, then left the room, numb, lifeless, like a mannequin. | |
| I'm just a mannequin, from the Poughkeepsie factory. | |
| Because he didn't see that this mannequin was a goldmine. | |
| In that video there was a mannequin in a cap that made him come alive, there was also a goose on a rainbow, and a creepy puppet that worked in a store. | |
| Looks like the mannequin went missing and they couldn't start classes. | |
| They were alone, but she sat like a lady on public duty, like a finely dressed mannequin in the window of a busy crossroad shop. | |
| Looks like a store mannequin. | |
| Nothing baby, it's just a supermarket dummy... | |
| Sally is the central figure, a faceless mannequin. | |
| I thought I married the most handsome man in England, but I married a tailor's mannequin. | |
| Ricky, we got a huge response to your TR-6 dummy. | |
| You weird gelled mannequin. | |
| I am not a training dummy! | |
| Marlon goes to check on Truman, discovering that he left behind a mannequin and a snoring tape recorder and disappeared through a makeshift tunnel. | |
| The star dummy consists of three poles that are stuck into the ground in the form of a triangle with each pole at arm's length. | |
| In 2013, Hart played a promoter in a rematch and appeared in exit strategy as a mannequin head man. | |
| Initial tests used a humanoid crash test dummy strapped to the seat of the sled, but subsequent tests were conducted by Stapp, then an Air Force captain. | |
| An adjustable sewing manikin or dress form is used to create a form-fitting garment. | |
| When he got back to his car, there was a dummy pretending to be Robin. | |
| Batman jumped up and grabbed the woman and the mannequin. | |
| He separated them and realized that the mannequin was the bomb. | |
| As a boy, he cut out a tiny mannequin at the end of a wooden ruler from a pencil case and placed it in a case. | |
| Indeed, in the absence of trumps, this mannequin will be completely useless. | |
| Among his film appearances, he had a small role in the film Mannequin starring Joan Crawford. | |
| A mannequin with a scar is stepped on and its head is crushed. | |
| The tipping point comes when a mannequin is killed shortly after presentation night while taking part in an armed robbery. | |
| Dummy is when players fake shots, forcing the keepers out of the water too soon. | |
| Francis and the police investigate Caligari's side show and realize that Cesare sleeping in the box is just a dummy. | |
| During filming, the props moved what looked like a wax mannequin hanging from a gallows. | |
| Somehow, Arthur Penn came back from the dead and found his way to the magic shop, where he met a scarred mannequin. | |
| The TV show PM Magazine later discovered that the mannequin had been used through extensive video analysis. | |
| Specialized conditioning equipment may include breakable boards, dummy partners such as a wooden dummy, and targets such as punching bags and makiwara. | |
| The effect was achieved by replacing the actor with a mannequin for the final shot. | |
| The next morning the fat trust becomes even more possessive and jealous when Corki says he plans to run away with Peggy and leave the mannequin behind. | |
| The Jenkins stunt double and dummy were placed in the car as the pinwheel rotated with additional effects used to animate the dummy as the car rolled. | |
| Inside the dressman ironing robots is a mannequin that dries and irons shirts with hot air. | |
| One was blind and the other couldn't see, so they chose a dummy as a judge. | |
| A papier-mâché mannequin is made from a clay sculpture, and tanned animal skin is sewn onto the mannequin. | |
| Edgar Bergen's famous mannequin Charlie McCarthy wore a monocle and was usually dressed in full dress. | |
| Paruz played the musical saw on many movie soundtracks and can be seen and heard in the movie dummy starring Adrien Brody.     Welcome
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