dummy

CEFRB2

/ˈdʌmi/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A model or copy of a person or thing.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Not real or used only for practice.

Examples

  • He made a crash test dummy of himself.

  • The corporation set up a dummy company.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A stupid person.

  2. A term of address.

  3. A silent person; a person who does not talk.

More examples

In context

  • "h" is a dummy variable.

  • To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop.

  • Don't be such a dummy!

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The crash test blank was placed in the car for the safety experiment.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From dumb + -y. Pacifier sense from dummy teat where dummy is in the sense of a nonfunctional replica.