dummies
/ˈdʌmiz/
dummies is the plural of dummy.
dummies is the plural of dummie.
dummies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dummy.
Meaning of dummy
Noun
dummy (plural dummies)
- A silent person; a person who does not talk.
- 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...1940, Carson McCullers, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
- Synonyms:
- dumby
- 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.
- A stupid person.
- Don't be such a dummy!
- A term of address.
- Hey dummy, what's good wit chu?
- A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
- Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.
- To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop.
- Synonyms:
- mannequin, marionette
- A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.
Phrases with dummies
Questions about dummies
- What is dummies the plural of?
- Dummies is the plural of dummy.
- How do you pronounce dummies?
- Dummies is pronounced /ˈdʌmiz/.
Words near dummies in the dictionary
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