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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a person who does not talk;
[syn: dummy, silent person]

2. an ignorant or foolish person;
[syn: dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead]

3. a figure representing the human form;

4. a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet;
[syn: blank, dummy, blank shell]


VERB (1)

1. make a dummy of;
- Example: "dummy up the books that are to be published"
[syn: dummy, dummy up]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function;
- Example: "a dummy corporation"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dummy \Dum"my\, a. [See Dumb.] 1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine. [1913 Webster] 2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch. [1913 Webster] Dummy car. See under Car. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dummy \Dum"my\, n.; pl. Dummies. 1. One who is dumb. --H. Smith. [1913 Webster] 2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. (Drama) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character. [1913 Webster] 5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 6. (Railroad) A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car. [1913 Webster] 7. (Card Playing) The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards. [1913 Webster] 8. A floating barge connected with a pier. --Knight. [1913 Webster] To play dummy, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards. The partner of the dummy plays it. Dumose
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dummy adj 1: having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation" n 1: a person who does not talk [syn: dummy, silent person] 2: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead] 3: a figure representing the human form 4: a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet [syn: blank, dummy, blank shell] v 1: make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published" [syn: dummy, dummy up]