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The meaning of DUMMY is a person who is incapable of speaking. How to use dummy in a sentence.
DUMMY definition: 1. a large model of a human, especially one used to show clothes in a shop: 2. something that is…. Learn more.
Dummy definition: an imitation, representation, or copy of something, such as for display, testing, or use as a stage prop. See examples of DUMMY used in a sentence.
You can use dummy to refer to things that are not real, but have been made to look or behave as if they are real. Dummy patrol cars will be set up beside motorways to frighten speeding motorists. They asked her to put together a dummy for a new magazine.
noun. /ˈdʌmi/ (plural dummies) [countable] a model of a person, used especially when making clothes or for showing them in a shop window. a tailor’s dummy. a ventriloquist’s dummy. see also crash-test dummy, mannequin Topics Clothes and Fashion c2, Shopping c2. Take your English to the next level.
A dummy is a type of doll that looks like a person. Entertainers called ventriloquists can make dummies appear to talk. The automobile industry uses dummies in cars to study how safe cars are during a crash. A dummy can also be anything that looks real but doesn’t work: a fake.
Synonyms for DUMMY: fake, faux, synthetic, simulated, artificial, imitation, false, mock; Antonyms of DUMMY: real, natural, genuine, true, legitimate, bona fide, valuable, authentic
DUMMY definition: 1. a small, rubber object that a baby sucks to stop it crying 2. a stupid person: 3. a model of a…. Learn more.
dummy /ˈdʌmɪ/ n ( pl -mies) a figure representing the human form, used for displaying clothes, in a ventriloquist's act, as a target, etc. a copy or imitation of an object, often lacking some essential feature of the original. (as modifier): a dummy drawer. slang a stupid person; fool.
noun. /ˈdʌmi/ (pl. dummies) [countable] a model of a person, used especially when making clothes or for showing them in a store window a tailor's dummy a ventriloquist's dummy. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
