Pronunciation: /ˈdʌmi/
noun a person who is slow to learn or understand; a stupid person; a figure representing the human form, used for displaying clothes or for practice in drawing or painting
A1 The child carried around a stuffed dummy to practice CPR on.
A2 The crash test dummy was used to simulate a car accident.
B1 The ventriloquist used a dummy puppet in his comedy routine.
B2 The ventriloquist's dummy had a surprisingly realistic appearance.
C1 The crash test dummy was equipped with sensors to measure impact forces.
C2 The ventriloquist's dummy was so lifelike that some audience members believed it was real.
verb to make a dummy of (something)
A1 She dummy the instructions to make sure she understood them.
A2 He dummy his way through the difficult math problem.
B1 The new employee was asked to dummy the process before starting the task.
B2 The software developer had to dummy the code to test for bugs.
C1 The expert dummy the experiment to demonstrate the correct procedure.
C2 The professor dummy the theory to illustrate its application in real-world scenarios.
adjective having the appearance of being real but lacking the capacity to function; designed to simulate an actual event or situation; fake or imitation
A1 She used a dummy key to practice opening the door.
A2 The dummy exam was used to prepare students for the real test.
B1 The dummy variable in the code was causing errors.
B2 The dummy corporation was set up to hide illegal activities.
C1 The dummy bomb was used in the training exercise.
C2 The dummy security camera fooled even the most experienced thieves.
formal The scientist used a dummy variable in the regression analysis to control for potential confounding variables.
informal I accidentally left my phone at home, so I had to use a dummy phone for the day.
slang Don't be a dummy and fall for that scam!
figurative She felt like a dummy after forgetting her lines during the play.
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