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dummies

/ˈdʌmiz/

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noun

A silent person; a person who does not talk.

Examples :

"During the silent reading period, the teacher reminded the students, "No talking, everyone. We're all supposed to be dummies right now." "

person character attitude human

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An unintelligent person.

Examples :

"The teacher said some of the students were acting like dummies because they didn't listen to the instructions. "

person character human

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A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.

Examples :

"The ventriloquist brought out his two dummies, a cowboy and a pirate, and started his show. "

entertainment figure person

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Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.

Examples :

"To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop."

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A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.

Examples :

"The corrupt CEO used his employees as dummies to take the blame for his illegal actions, knowing they would follow his orders without question. "

person politics

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A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.

Examples :

"The hammer and drill in the display are dummies."

device technical machine technology item

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A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier.

Examples :

"The baby wants her dummy."

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A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.

Examples :

"In the bridge game, after the opening lead, both dummies were revealed, allowing their respective partners to play their cards. "

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A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.

Examples :

"In the sentence "It is raining," the word "it" is a dummies; it doesn't refer to anything specific but is needed for the sentence to be grammatically correct. "

grammar language linguistics word

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An unused parameter or value.

Examples :

"If flag1 is false, the other parameters are dummies."

computing technical

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A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.

Examples :

"The quarterback used a series of quick dummies to confuse the defense before throwing a long pass. "

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A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.

Examples :

"The soccer player used quick dummies to get past the defender and score a goal. "

sport action game

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verb

To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.

Examples :

"The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals."

technology technical machine industry

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verb

Examples :

"The basketball player dummies left, then drives right around the defender. "