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Meaning of dummy

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dummy
      adj 1: having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity
             to function; "a dummy corporation"
      n 1: a person who does not talk [syn: {dummy}, {silent person}]
      2: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dumbbell}, {dummy},
         {dope}, {boob}, {booby}, {pinhead}]
      3: a figure representing the human form
      4: a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
         [syn: {blank}, {dummy}, {blank shell}]
      v 1: make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be
           published" [syn: {dummy}, {dummy up}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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