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A person who lacks intelligence
“He was no dummy and you had to be slick when playing this kind of game around him.”
A figure used for displaying or fitting clothes
“The dressmaker's dummy and a blue wing chair that is used repeatedly are symbolic of the upper-middle-class venues of Mammy's travail.”
An object designed to resemble or be a replica of something else
“When Caroline arrived, she quickly mocked up a dummy of The Lady while I gazed on in awe.”
An object designed to serve as a substitute for the real or usual one
“The printer needs a dummy of the finished book if he is to print a jacket that fits precisely.”
A plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby
“Leah asked the doctor whether he thought it was better to give the baby a dummy or to let it suck its thumb.”
A dummy or other representation of a person, group, or object
Fake pill
A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings
An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception
Dressmaker's mannequin
A nominal leader or head without real power
A person or group which is used or controlled by another
A quick and nimble move, typically to elude
Puppet used for ventriloquism
Being an imitative or fake version of something
“One played the officer, who started with a dummy gun in hand. The other played the suspect and tried to take the gun away.”
Mentally deficient or underdeveloped
Lacking in intelligence, or unable to comprehend ideas
Being done for purposes of assessment or as a trial
Taking the place of that which came before
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