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dummy

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʌmi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʌmi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dum′ē)

Inflections of 'dummy' (n): npl: dummies
Inflections of 'dummy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dummies
v 3rd person singular
dummying
v pres p
dummied
v past
dummied
v past p

Collocations for "dummy"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dummy" in context.

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dummy

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [store, window, display, crash-test, waxwork] dummy
  2. crash-test dummies in car [plants, manufacturing]
  3. a dummy for [biology, first-aid, safety] classes
  4. practice [first-aid, CPR] on a dummy
  5. the [sweater, dress, pants] on the store dummy
  6. a ventriloquist's dummy
  7. a ventriloquist with her dummy
  8. a dummy when it comes to [gardening, home improvement]
  9. [programming, gardening, carpentry, electricity] for dummies
  10. don't be a dummy, [get over here, get going]!
  11. just [sat, stood] there like a dummy
  12. don't be such a dummy!
  13. [say, do] something, you dummy!
  14. some dummy [mixed up the bookings, broke the glass]
  15. UK: the child still uses a dummy
  16. UK: was sucking on her dummy
  17. UK: put a dummy in [her, the baby's] mouth
  18. it's just a dummy for [display, the store]
adj
  1. a dummy [prop, bomb, bullet]
  2. a dummy [company, organization, entity]
  3. a dummy [run, rehearsal, performance, argument]
  4. UK: a dummy [free kick, penalty, pass]
  5. is (just) playing dummy

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "dummy" in the title:

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dummy - English Only forum
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Dummy 'it' once or twice in a compound sentence - English Only forum
dummy (football) - English Only forum
Dummy auxiliary Do,Does - English Only forum
dummy bullet - English Only forum
Dummy email - English Only forum
dummy it - English Only forum
Dummy it - English Only forum
dummy "it" and interrogative. - English Only forum
dummy "it" as the object - English Only forum
Dummy "it" in relative clauses - English Only forum
dummy it, or extraposed it - English Only forum
dummy plays - English Only forum
dummy pronoun 'it' and impersonal subject 'it' - English Only forum
Dummy subject sentence analysis problem - English Only forum
Dummy subject?!? - English Only forum
dummy/spoiled some good pies.... - English Only forum
feel, believe + dummy it + to-infinitive / gerund - English Only forum
fool->foolishness ; dummy ->? - English Only forum
found <it> scary that [dummy object] - English Only forum
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