Dumpy vs. Dummy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dumpy and Dummy
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Dumpy
Short and stout; squat.
Dummy
A model or replica of a human being
A waxwork dummy
Dumpy
Resembling a dump, as in being messy or shabby
A dumpy apartment building.
Dummy
An object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual one
A dummy torpedo
Tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummies
Dumpy
Short and thick; stout or stocky.
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Dummy
(chiefly in rugby and soccer) a feigned pass or kick intended to deceive an opponent.
Dumpy
Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.
Dummy
A stupid person.
Dumpy
A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
Dummy
The declarer's partner, whose cards are exposed on the table after the opening lead and played by the declarer.
Dumpy
(South Africa) A small bottle of beer.
Dummy
(chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent
Blanco dummied past a static defence
Dumpy
(surveying) dumpy level
Dummy
Create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc.)
Officials dummied up a set of photos
Dumpy
Synonym of dump truck.
Dummy
An imitation of a real or original object, intended to be used as a practical substitute.
Dumpy
Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.
Dummy
A mannequin used in displaying clothes.
Dumpy
Sullen or discontented. See 2nd dump{1}.
Dummy
A figure of a person or an animal manipulated by a ventriloquist.
Dumpy
Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature;
Some people seem born to be square and chunky
A dumpy little dumpling of a woman
Dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
A little church with a squat tower
A squatty red smokestack
A stumpy ungainly figure
Dummy
A stuffed or pasteboard figure used as a target.
Dumpy
Short and fat
Dummy
(Football) A heavy stuffed cylindrical bag used for blocking and tackling practice.
Dummy
A stupid person; a dolt.
Dummy
A silent or taciturn person.
Dummy
(Law) A person or entity that is the named party to a transaction but that acts on behalf of another concealed person or entity. Also called nominee, straw person.
Dummy
A person or an agency secretly in the service of another.
Dummy
One of a set of model pages with text and illustrations pasted into place to direct the printer. Also called dummy page.
Dummy
A set of bound blank pages used as a model to show the size and general appearance of a book being published.
Dummy
The partner in bridge who exposes their hand to be played by the declarer.
Dummy
The hand thus exposed.
Dummy
(Computers) A character or other piece of information entered into a computer only to meet prescribed conditions, such as word length, and having no effect on operations.
Dummy
Simulating or replacing something but lacking its function
A dummy pocket.
A dummy medication in a study.
Dummy
Serving as a front or cover for another
A dummy corporation.
Dummy
(Games) Played with a dummy.
Dummy
(Computers) Entered or provided only to meet prescribed conditions
A dummy variable.
Dummy
To make a model of (a publication or page).
Dummy
(dated) A silent person; a person who does not talk.
Dummy
A stupid person.
Don't be such a dummy!
Dummy
A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
Dummy
Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.
To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop.
Dummy
A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.
Dummy
A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.
The hammer and drill in the display are dummies.
Dummy
A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier.
The baby wants her dummy.
Dummy
A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.
Dummy
(linguistics) A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.
The pronoun "it" in "It's a mystery why this happened" is a dummy.
Dummy
(programming) An unused parameter or value.
If
flag1
is false, the other parameters are dummies.Dummy
A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.
Dummy
A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.
Dummy
(attributive) A newborn animal that is indifferent to stimulus and does not voluntarily move.
A dummy calf, lamb, or foal
Dummy
To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals.
Dummy
(sports) To feint.
Dummy
(slang) Extremely.
It's dummy hot outside.
Dummy
Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.
Dummy
Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.
Dummy
One who is dumb.
Dummy
A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates.
Dummy
An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future book, etc.
Dummy
One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.
Dummy
A thick-witted person; a dolt.
Dummy
A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.
Dummy
The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards.
Dummy
A floating barge connected with a pier.
Dummy
A person who does not talk
Dummy
An ignorant or foolish person
Dummy
A figure representing the human form
Dummy
A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
Dummy
Make a dummy of;
Dummy up the books that are to be published
Dummy
Having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function;
A dummy corporation
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