dum·my (d m  )n. pl. dum·mies 1. An imitation of a real or original object, intended to be used as a practical substitute. 2. a. A mannequin used in displaying clothes. b. A figure of a person or an animal manipulated by a ventriloquist. c. A stuffed or pasteboard figure used as a target. d. Football A heavy stuffed cylindrical bag used for blocking and tackling practice. 3. A stupid person; a dolt. 4. A silent or taciturn person. 5. A person or an agency secretly in the service of another. 6. Printing a. One of a set of model pages with text and illustrations pasted into place to direct the printer. Also called dummy page. b. A set of bound blank pages used as a model to show the size and general appearance of a book being published. 7. Games a. The partner in bridge who exposes his or her hand to be played by the declarer. b. The hand thus exposed. 8. Computer Science A character or other piece of information entered into a computer only to meet prescribed conditions, such as word length, and having no effect on operations. adj. 1. Simulating or replacing something but lacking its function: a dummy pocket. 2. Serving as a front or cover for another: a dummy corporation. 3. Games Played with a dummy. 4. Computer Science Entered or provided only to meet prescribed conditions: a dummy variable. tr.v. dum·mied, dum·my·ing, dum·mies Printing Phrasal Verb: To make a model of (a publication or page). dummy up Slang To keep silence; clam up. [From dumb.] |
dummy
Noun
pl -mies
1. a large model that looks like a human being, used for displaying clothes in a shop, as a target, etc.
2. a copy of an object, often lacking some essential feature of the original
3. Slang a stupid person
4. Bridge
a. the hand exposed on the table by the declarer's partner and played by the declarer
b. the declarer's partner
5. a rubber teat for babies to suck
Adjective
imitation or substitute: you can train them with dummy bombs and live ammunition [from dumb]
See: decoy.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  dummy - a person who does not talk |
| 2. |  dummy - an ignorant or foolish person | |
| 3. | dummy - a figure representing the human form figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus" lay figure - dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body ventriloquist's dummy - a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice | |
| 4. | dummy - a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet cartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun | |
| Verb | 1. | dummy - make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published" |
| Adj. | 1. | dummy - having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation" artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
dummy
noun 3. (Slang) fool, jerk (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. idiot, plank Brit. (slang) charlie Brit. (informal) berk Brit. (slang) wally (slang) prat (slang) plonker (slang) coot, geek (slang) dunce, oaf, simpleton, dullard, dimwit (informal) dipstick Brit. (slang) gonzo (slang) schmuck U.S. (slang) dork (slang) nitwit (informal) dolt, blockhead, divvy Brit. (slang) pillock Brit. (slang) dweeb U.S. (slang) fathead (informal) weenie U.S. (informal) eejit Scot., Irish dumb-ass (slang) numpty Scot. (informal) doofus (slang), chiefly U.S. lamebrain (informal) nerd or nurd (slang) numbskull or numskull, dorba or dorb Austral. (slang) bogan Austral. (slang)
Translations
dummy [ˈdʌmɪ] n (= tailor's model) → mannequin m (= mock-up); factice m, maquette f;
(Sport) → feinte f;
(Brit) (for baby) → tétine f
dummy [ˈdʌmɪ] n → (Schneider)puppe f;
(mock-up) → Attrappe f;
(Sport) → Finte f;
(Brit) (for baby) → Schnuller m
adj (firm) → fiktiv;
dummy bullets → Übungsmunition f
n dummy [ˈdami]
1 an artificial substitute looking like the real thing The packets of cigarettes on display were dummies. model دُمْيَه ( بَديل) макет atrapa attrap; dummy die Attrappe ομοίωμα imitación imitatsioon بدلی؛ مصنوعی jäljitelmä chose fausse, factice דֶמֶה नकली वस्तु lažnjak utánzat tiruan eftirlíking falso, finto 模造品 모형 butaforija butaforija tiruan dummy etterlikning, figur, modell atrapa imitação produs contrafăcut; imitaţie макет atrapa ponaredek imitacija attrapp, dummy ของที่ทำเลียนแบบของจริง taklit, yapma 模仿物，假貨 лялька; макет کسی اصلی چیز کا مصنوعی متبادل đồ giả 模仿物，假货
2 a model of a human used for displaying clothes etc a dressmaker's dummy. pop تِمْثال لِعَرْض المَلابِس манекен figurína mannequindukke die (Schaufenster)Puppe κούκλα για ενδύματα maniquí mannekeen مانکن mallinukke mannequin בּוּבַּת חָלוֹן רַאֲווָה पुतला lutka u izlogu trgovine próbababa boneka gína manichino マネキン人形 마네킨 manekenas manekens boneka model mannekeng manekin, kukła manequim manechin манекен manekýn lutka lutka skyltdocka หุ่นจำลอง manken (櫥窗中陳列的)假人 манекен انسانی مورت جسے کپڑوں کا مظاہرہ کرنے کے لۓ استعمال میں لایا جاتا ہے ma nơ canh （橱窗中陈列的）假人
3 an artificial teat put in a baby's mouth to comfort it. fopspeen مَصّاصَه биберон dudlík sut der Schnuller πιπίλα chupete lutt پستانک tutti tétine מוֹצֵץ स्तन के अग्रभाग जैसा कोई चीज जिसे शांत करने के लिए बच्चे को दे देते हैं, चूसनी duda cucli, cumi dot snuð tettarella おしゃぶり čiulptukas knupītis puting getah fopspeen narresmokk smoczek chupeta biberon соска-пустышка cumlík duda varalica napp หัวนมหลอก emzik, yalancı meme 嬰兒用的橡皮奶頭 соска بچوں کو بہلانے کے لۓ ربڑ کی چسنی núm vú giả 婴儿用的橡皮奶头
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