dummy

[dum·my]

Have you ever seen an entertainer make a doll look like it’s talking? The entertainer is using a dummy a doll made to look like a person.

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Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

Noun
a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

Noun
a figure representing the human form

Noun
an ignorant or foolish person

Noun
a person who does not talk

Verb
make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published"

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Adjective S.
having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation"

a.
Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

a.
Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.

n.
One who is dumb.

n.
A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates.

n.
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.

n.
One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.

n.
A thick-witted person; a dolt.

n.
A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.

n.
The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards.

n.
A floating barge connected with a pier.

Dummy

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.

Dummy

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.

Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

One who is dumb.

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Usage Examples

It's true, you can never eat a pet you name. And anyway, it would be like a ventriloquist eating his dummy.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Colloquial poetry is to the real art as the barber's wax dummy is to sculpture.

When I was eight years old, I got a dummy for Christmas and started teaching myself. I got books and records and sat in front of the bathroom mirror, practising. I did my first show in the third grade and just kept going there was no reason to quit.