Dummy
- Dummy
- Dummy Dum"my, n.; pl. {Dummies}.
1. One who is dumb. --H. Smith.
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2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain
what its exterior indicates.
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3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a
substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which
clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy
used to show the size of the future book, etc.
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4. (Drama) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action;
a sham character.
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5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.]
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6. (Railroad) A locomotive with condensing engines, and,
hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy
car.
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7. (Card Playing) The fourth or exposed hand when three
persons play at a four-handed game of cards.
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8. A floating barge connected with a pier. --Knight.
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{To play dummy}, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards.
The partner of the dummy plays it.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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Dummy — may refer to: Military dummy: dummy round a cartridge that is inert, i.e. contains neither primer nor gunpowder decoy fake military equipment intended to deceive the enemy Crash test dummy, a full scale replica of a human being, weighted and… … Wikipedia
Dummy — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Dummy LP de Portishead Publicación octubre de 1994 Grabación 1993 – 1994 … Wikipedia Español
Dummy — [ˈdʌmɪ] (engl. für Attrappe) bezeichnet: eine Attrappe für künstlerische Zwecke oder Tests Crashtest Dummy, eine mit zahlreichen Sensoren ausgestattete Puppe in Form eines Menschen oder Tieres, die bei der Unfallforschung (Crashtests) von Fahr… … Deutsch Wikipedia
dummy — index imitation, proxy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 dummy … Law dictionary
Dummy — Dum my, a. [See {Dumb}.] 1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine. [1913 Webster] 2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch. [1913 Webster] {Dummy car}. See under {Car}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dummy — ► NOUN (pl. dummies) 1) a model or replica of a human being. 2) an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real one. 3) Brit. a rubber or plastic teat for a baby to suck on. 4) (in sport) a feigned pass or kick. 5) informal … English terms dictionary
dummy — [dum′ē] n. pl. dummies [< DUMB + Y2] 1. [Old Slang] a person unable to talk; mute: an offensive term 2. a figure made in human form, as for displaying clothing, practicing tackling in football, etc. 3. an imitation or sham; substitute for the… … English World dictionary
Dummy — Album par Portishead Sortie 17 octobre 1994 Enregistrement State of Art and Coach House Studios Durée 49min16s Genre Trip hop Producteur … Wikipédia en Français
dummy — [n1] mannequin copy, counterfeit, duplicate, figure, form, imitation, manikin, model, ringer*, sham*, stand in, sub, substitute; concepts 436,716 Ant. being, entity dummy [n2] stupid person blockhead*, dimwit*, dolt*, dullard*, dunce, fool, idiot … New thesaurus
dummy — 1590s, mute person, from DUMB (Cf. dumb). Extended by 1845 to figure representing a person. Used in card games (originally whist) since 1736. Meaning dolt, blockhead is from 1796 … Etymology dictionary
