dummy
noun
an imitation, representation, or copy of something, such as for display, testing, or use as a stage prop.
dummies
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pluralof dummy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof dummy (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
dummynounan imitation, representation, or copy of something, such as for display, testing, or use as a stage prop.
Example Sentences
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The cart, constructed primarily from wood and styrofoam, carried dummies and was repeatedly transported back to the starting point for a continuous ride through a push and pull system.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
I cannot emphasize enough that we are dummies when it comes to programming.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2026
His decades of painstaking research helped lead to a push in the 1990s for the Air Force to come clean on what it had been doing: testing spy balloons and recovering crash dummies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
At the end of the film, Murphy engages in humorous conversations with his dummies of Pryor and Cosby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Most teachers talk down to us, as if we’re a bunch of immature dummies who don’t know anything about anything.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
