dummy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dummy	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for dummy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dummy adj having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation" n a person who does not talk Synonym(s): dummy, silent person an ignorant or foolish person Synonym(s): dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead a figure representing the human form a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet Synonym(s): blank, dummy, blank shell v make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published" Synonym(s): dummy, dummy up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dummy \Dum"my\, a. [See {Dumb}.] 1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine. 2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch. {Dummy car}. See under {Car}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dummy \Dum"my\, n.; pl. {Dummies}. 1. One who is dumb. --H. Smith. 2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates. 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. 4. (Drama) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character. 5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.] 6. (Railroad) A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car. 7. (Card Playing) The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards. 8. A floating barge connected with a pier. --Knight. {To play dummy}, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards. The partner of the dummy plays it.