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Entry 10 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Dummy

/dŭm'-ē/ · Dum·my · IPA /ˈdʌmi/
01 a. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
  1. 1.
    Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
  2. 2.
    Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.
Phrases & compounds
Dummy car — See under Car.
02 n. One who is dumb.
pl. Dummies
  1. 1.
    One who is dumb.
  2. 2.
    A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates.
  3. 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. 4.
    One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.(Drama)
  5. 5.
    An ignorant or thick-witted person; a foolish person; a dolt.
  6. 6.
    A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.(Railroad)
  7. 7.
    The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards.(Card Playing)
  8. 8.
    A floating barge connected with a pier.
Phrases & compounds
To play dummy — to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards. The partner of the dummy plays it.