dummy
Meaning of dummy
noun
- a model or replica of a human being.
a waxwork dummy
- an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual one.
tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummies
a dummy torpedo
- (chiefly in rugby and soccer) a feigned pass or kick intended to deceive an opponent.
- a stupid person.
- the declarer's partner, whose cards are exposed on the table after the opening lead and played by the declarer.
- (chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent.
Blanco dummied past a static defence
- create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc.).
when we received the galleys from the typesetter, we would have dummied the book
officials dummied up a set of photos
late 16th century: from dumb + -y1. The original sense was ‘a person who cannot speak’, then ‘an imaginary fourth player in whist’ (mid 18th century), whence ‘a substitute for the real thing’ and ‘a model of a human being’ (mid 19th century).
Information about dummy
- The plural form of dummy is: dummies.
- Languages in which dummy is used:
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Hyphenation of dummy
dummy
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- dummy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
dummy synonyms
Meaning dumbbell:
dumbbell, dope, boob, booby, pinhead
Meaning blank:
Meaning a stupid person:
idiot, dolt, imbecile, moron, clod, dumbo, jackass, bonehead, fathead, blockhead, dunderhead, chucklehead, knucklehead, muttonhead, thickhead, lamebrain, berk, pillock, chowderhead, dumbhead, alec
Meaning a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person:
Meaning a foolish or stupid person:
halfwit, nincompoop, ass, goof
Meaning a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person:
Meaning an ignorant or stupid person:
Meaning a stupid person (used as a general term of abuse):
Meaning a slow or stupid person:
Meaning a foolish or gullible person:
Meaning a foolish and weak person:
Meaning a foolish or easily deceived person:
Meaning a stupid or silly person:
Meaning a silly or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse):
Meaning a silly, foolish, or eccentric person:
Meaning a silly or foolish person:
Meaning a stupid or foolish person:
Meaning a base close to the area of active operations where supplies and troops can be received and evacuated by air:
Meaning a silly or stupid person:
Meaning a corpse said to be revived by witchcraft, especially in certain African and Caribbean religions:
Meaning a contemptibly foolish person:
Meaning a foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious:
Meaning a graduated rod for measuring the depth of a liquid, especially oil in a vehicle's engine:
Meaning a stupid or inept person:
Meaning a very thin, long strip of pasta or a similar flour paste, eaten with a sauce or in a soup:
Meaning the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a human head louse attached to a hair:
Meaning a stupid or ineffectual person:
Meaning a foolish or clumsy person:
Meaning a foolish or inept person:
Meaning an incompetent or stupid person; an idiot:
Meaning a silly or inept person:
Meaning an unpleasant or contemptible person:
Meaning a dividend or share, especially of profits earned by a cooperative:
Meaning a foolish, objectionable, or insignificant person:
Meaning a silly or annoying person:
Meaning a fool:
Meaning a stupid or gullible person:
Meaning an incompetent or foolish person:
Meaning a stupid, irritating, or insignificant person:
Meaning a small coloured rubber bag which is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration:
Meaning a stupid or clumsy person:
Meaning an awkward or foolish person (often used as a general term of abuse):
Meaning a foolish or contemptible person:
Meaning a stupid or insignificant man:
Meaning a stupid, inept, or dull person:
Meaning a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America, having a bald head and (in the male) red wattles. It is a popular food on festive occasions such as Christmas and (in the US) Thanksgivin:
Meaning an inept or stupid person:
Meaning a naive or stupid person:
Meaning a clumsy or stupid person (often as a term of abuse):
Meaning a contemptible, socially inept person:
Meaning a clumsy, stupid person:
Meaning a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person:
Meaning a stupid or worthless person:
Meaning a stupid, awkward, or unlucky person:
Meaning the fluid which circulates in the vascular system of a plant, consisting chiefly of water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts:
Meaning the short, low sound made by a hen:
Meaning a dull sound such as that made by heavy metal objects striking together:
Meaning a stupid or eccentric person:
Meaning a frankfurter or similar sausage:
Meaning tiny:
Meaning a brief swim:
Meaning a potato:
Meaning an aquatic bird of the rail family, with blackish plumage, lobed feet, and a bill that extends back on to the forehead as a horny shield:
Meaning a stupid, clumsy, or uncouth person:
Meaning the aftermost and highest deck of a ship, especially in a sailing ship where it typically forms the roof of a cabin in the stern:
Meaning a songbird with glossy black plumage and typically a long forked tail and a crest, found in Africa, southern Asia, and Australia:
Meaning an aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, with fine blue-green leaves and yellow flowers. The leaves or seeds are used for flavouring and for medicinal purposes:
Meaning a small Australian cockatoo with a grey back and rosy pink head and underparts:
Meaning a foolish or stupid person (often as a general term of abuse):
Meaning an uncouth or unsophisticated person regarded as being of low social status:
Meaning a simple or foolish person:
Meaning a foolish person:
Meaning a foolish, awkward, or clumsy person:
Meaning a reddish-brown turtle with a very large head, occurring chiefly in warm seas:
Translation of dummy
- Spanish: consuelo, chupete, chupón, chupeta, tete, bobo, pipo, chupa, chupo, tonto
- German: Schnuller
- French: tétine, tototte, sucette, suce
- Italian: succhietto, ciucciotto, ciuccio, tettarella, succhiotto, allocco, tonto, imbecille, citrullo
- Portuguese: chupeta
Words that rhyme with dummy
scummy, gummy, thingummy, chummy, glummy, lummy, plummy, slummy, mummy, brummy, crummy, drummy, rummy, scrummy, thrummy, stummy, tummy, yummy
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