dummy
/ˈdʌmi/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables
Dummy means: an ignorant or foolish person.
Synonyms for dummy26
noun, as in a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
noun, as in a person who does not talk
silent person
verb, as in make a dummy of
dummy up
adjective, as in having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function
What does dummy mean?6
noun
1
an ignorant or foolish person
2
a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
3
a person who does not talk
4
a figure representing the human form
adjective
1
having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function“a dummy corporation”
verb
1
make a dummy of“dummy up the books that are to be published”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with dummy?4
Dummy in a sentence
- He made a crash test dummy of himself.corvard
- Don't just stand there like a dummy; help me carry these groceries!mccarras
- My son doesn't want to give up his dummy.Nuel
- Wake up, dummy in a garbage dump!nonong
- The corporation set up a dummy company.unknown
- I thought you were a dummy.JFMorais
- The ventriloquist is performing with a dummy.sundown
- The ventriloquist performs with a dummy.sundown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of dummy
as a noun
- plural
- dummies
as a verb
- third-person singular
- dummies
- present participle
- dummying
- past participle
- dummied
- past tense
- dummied