dummy
/ˈdʌmi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.64 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.
noun
A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.
noun
A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.
Example Sentences
- "The man's name […] was engraved in the centre, and beneath this, written in ink with the same elaborate precision as the engraving, there was a brief message. I am a deaf-mute, but I read the lips and understand what is said to me. Please do not shout. […] Singer looked very carefully at his lips when he spoke—he had noticed that before. But a dummy!"
- "Don't be such a dummy!"
- "Hey dummy, what's good wit chu?"
- "To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop."
- ""There's a remedy, it does try one, but never mind," said Gubjor; "I shall make a dummy baby, which I shall bury in the churchyard, and then the dead will believe they have got the child, take my word, they won't know but what it is the real baby!""
- "The hammer and drill in the display are dummies."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Dated
- Slang
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
dummies (plural)
dumbie (alternative, rare)
dumby (alternative, rare)
dummie (alternative, rare)
dummies (present, singular)
dummying (participle, present)
dummied (participle, past)
dummied (past)
more dummy (comparative)
most dummy (superlative)