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Raredummies
The correct spelling is dummies.
How to pronounce dummies
noun
IPA: /ˈdʌmiz/
Say it like: Dum-mee-s
The correct spelling is dummies. A silent person; a person who does not talk. For example: "Don't be such a dummy!"
Usage Examples
“Don't be such a dummy!”
“To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop.”
“The hammer and drill in the display are dummies.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A silent person; a person who does not talk.
- 2.An unintelligent person.
- 3.A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
- 4.Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.
- 5.A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.
verb
- 1.To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
- 2.To feint.
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