Phonetic Breakdown of "dummies"
Learn how to break down "dummies" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
dum-mies
2 syllables
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/ˈdʌmiz/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
D AH1 M IY0 Z
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Definition of "dummies"
Pronunciation: /ˈdʌmiz/
Noun
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A silent person; a person who does not talk.Synonyms: dumbie
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An unintelligent person.Example: "Don't be such a dummy!"Synonyms: dumbie
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A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
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Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.Example: "To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop."Synonyms: mannequin, marionette
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A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.
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A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.Example: "The hammer and drill in the display are dummies."
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A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier.Example: "The baby wants her dummy."
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A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.
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A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.Example: "The pronoun "it" in "It's a mystery why this happened" is a dummy."
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An unused parameter or value.Example: "If flag1 is false, the other parameters are dummies."
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A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.
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A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.Synonyms: juke
Verb
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To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.Example: "The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals."
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To feint.Synonyms: juke