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dum·my

dummy

 
pronunciation:
duh mi
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part of speech: noun
inflections: dummies
definition 1: an object made to look like another object.
The baby plays with a rubber dummy of a hammer.
definition 2: such an object representing a human body.
They tackle a dummy in football practice.
definition 3: (informal) a stupid person.
I know he's not a dummy because he does well in school.
similar words:
dunce, idiot, moron
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