DUMMY

• (noun) a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

  synonyms : blank , blank shell

• (noun) a figure representing the human form

• (noun) an ignorant or foolish person

  synonyms : boob , booby , dope , dumbbell , pinhead

• (noun) a person who does not talk

  synonyms : silent person

• (verb) make a dummy of

  "dummy up the books that are to be published"

  synonyms : dummy up

• (adj.) having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function

  "a dummy corporation"

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