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Word: dummy (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.
  • A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
  • An unintelligent person.
  • A silent person; a person who does not talk.
  • bridge The partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand.
  • Australia|NZ|British A pacifier.
  • A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player in sport; feint.
  • linguistics A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.
  • programming An unused parameter or value.
  • Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.

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Verb:

  • To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.

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