Meaning of DUMMY
| Pronunciation: | | 'dumee
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- [n] a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
- [n] a figure representing the human form
- [n] an ignorant or foolish person
- [n] a person who does not talk
- [adj] having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation"
- [v] make a dummy of; as of books or pages to be published
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| | Synonyms: | | artificial, blank, blank shell, boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy up, pinhead, silent person, unreal |
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| | See Also: | | cartridge, create, deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, figure, form, lay figure, make, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, mute, produce, simple, simpleton, ventriloquist's dummy | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dum"my\, a. [See {Dumb}.]
1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.
{Dummy car}. See under {Car}.
\Dum"my\, n.; pl. {Dummies}.
1. One who is dumb. --H. Smith.
2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain
what its exterior indicates.
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.
4. (Drama) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action;
a sham character.
5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.]
6. (Railroad) A locomotive with condensing engines, and,
hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy
car.
7. (Card Playing) The fourth or exposed hand when three
persons play at a four-handed game of cards.
8. A floating barge connected with a pier. --Knight.
{To play dummy}, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards.
The partner of the dummy plays it.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a dummy in your dream indicates that a critical component is lacking in your relationship. You are feeling unchallenged and unfulfilled. The relationship is making you feel empty. The dream may also point to how you or someone has acted foolishly and stupidly in a situation. |
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