Dummy

  • 11dummy — 1590s, mute person, from DUMB (Cf. dumb). Extended by 1845 to figure representing a person. Used in card games (originally whist) since 1736. Meaning dolt, blockhead is from 1796 …

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  • 12dummy — (izg. dȁmi) m DEFINICIJA 1. osoba koja za neki posao daje svoje ime kako bi se prikrio onaj koji stvarno radi (ili stoji iza čega) 2. žarg. imitacija nekog predmeta, posebno u izlogu kako bi se pokazala kvaliteta neke robe 3. ekon. u ekonometriji …

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  • 13dummy — ▪ I. dummy dum‧my 1 [ˈdʌmi] noun dummies PLURALFORM [countable] 1. MARKETING a product that is made to look like a real product and is used for testing, obtaining people s opinions etc 2 …

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  • 14dummy — [[t]dʌ̱mi[/t]] dummies 1) N COUNT A dummy is a model of a person, often used to display clothes. ...the bottom half of a shop window dummy. ...the ventriloquist s dummy. 2) N COUNT: oft N n You can use dummy to refer to things that are not real,… …

    English dictionary

  • 15dummy — /ˈdʌmi / (say dumee) noun (plural dummies) 1. an imitation or copy of something, as for display, to indicate appearance, exhibit clothing, etc. 2. Colloquial a stupid person; dolt. 3. someone who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in… …

  • 16Dummy — Dum|my 〈[dʌ̣mı] n. 15〉 1. Schaupackung 2. Exemplar eines in Vorbereitung befindl. Buches mit größtenteils leeren Seiten, einzelnen Textproben, Illustrationen usw. 3. Puppe in Lebensgröße für Tests 4. Sandsack in menschl. Form zum Boxtraining 5.… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 17dummy — dum|my1 [ˈdʌmi] n plural dummies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for clothes)¦ 2¦(copy)¦ 3¦(doll)¦ 4¦(sports)¦ 5¦(for babies)¦ 6¦(stupid person)¦ 7¦(card game)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18dummy — /dum ee/, n., pl. dummies, adj., v., dummied, dummying. n. 1. a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic. 2. a representation of a human figure, as for… …

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  • 19dummy — I. noun (plural dummies) Etymology: 1dumb + 4 y Date: 1598 1. a. a person who is incapable of speaking b. a person who is habitually silent c. a stupid person 2. a. the ex …

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  • 20Dummy — In science experiments, a substance without any active ingredient, a placebo. In the UK, a pacifier: an artificial nipple, usually made of plastic, upon which an infant can suck to gain some solace and quiet down. Dummies have been claimed to… …

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