Dumpy vs. Dummy — What's the Difference?

Short and stout; squat.

A model or replica of a human being

Resembling a dump, as in being messy or shabby

An object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual one

Short and thick; stout or stocky.

(chiefly in rugby and soccer) a feigned pass or kick intended to deceive an opponent.

Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.

A stupid person.

A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.

The declarer's partner, whose cards are exposed on the table after the opening lead and played by the declarer.

(South Africa) A small bottle of beer.

(chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent

(surveying) dumpy level

Create a mock-up of (a book, document, etc.)

Synonym of dump truck.

An imitation of a real or original object, intended to be used as a practical substitute.

Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

A mannequin used in displaying clothes.

Sullen or discontented. See 2nd dump{1}.

A figure of a person or an animal manipulated by a ventriloquist.

Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature;

A stuffed or pasteboard figure used as a target.

Short and fat

(Football) A heavy stuffed cylindrical bag used for blocking and tackling practice.

A stupid person; a dolt.

A silent or taciturn person.

(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.

A person or an agency secretly in the service of another.

One of a set of model pages with text and illustrations pasted into place to direct the printer. Also called dummy page.

A set of bound blank pages used as a model to show the size and general appearance of a book being published.

The partner in bridge who exposes their hand to be played by the declarer.

The hand thus exposed.

(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.

Simulating or replacing something but lacking its function

Serving as a front or cover for another

(Games) Played with a dummy.

(Computers) Entered or provided only to meet prescribed conditions

To make a model of (a publication or page).

(dated) A silent person; a person who does not talk.

A stupid person.

A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.

Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.

A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.

A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.

A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier.

A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.

(linguistics) A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.

(programming) An unused parameter or value.

A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.

A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.

(attributive) A newborn animal that is indifferent to stimulus and does not voluntarily move.

To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.

(sports) To feint.

(slang) Extremely.

Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.

Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.

One who is dumb.

A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates.

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.

One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.

A thick-witted person; a dolt.

A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.

The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards.

A floating barge connected with a pier.

A person who does not talk

An ignorant or foolish person

A figure representing the human form

A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

Make a dummy of;

Having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function;