Phrase Hound found 50 phrases and 7 compound words that contain dummy. The most common are listed below. Open dummy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 50
- dummy variableA binary variable that takes a value of 0 or 1 to indicate which category an individual falls into.
- dummy variablesplural of dummy variable: A binary variable that takes a value of 0 or 1 to indicate which category an individual falls into.
- dummy textA placeholder text used in typesetting.
- tailor's dummyA simple mannequin used by tailors to fit clothes
- dummy subjectIn English, a word (such as it or there) used as the subject of a sentence when the real subject is placed after the main verb, or when the subject is indefinite.
- crash test dummyAn anthropomorphic mannequin designed to be used for experiments in vehicle collisions, to see the effects on human occupants.
- dummy runA trial or practice before the real attempt.
- dummy spitThe act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.
- beating the dummypresent participle and gerund of beat the dummy
- sell the dummyTo succeed in deceiving an opposing player with a feigned action.
- selling the dummypresent participle and gerund of sell the dummy
- sells the dummythird-person singular simple present indicative of sell the dummy: To succeed in deceiving an opposing player with a feigned action.
- sold the dummysimple past and past participle of sell the dummy
- crash dummyEllipsis of crash test dummy.
- dummy boardsplural of dummy board: A flat wooden life-size figure painted and shaped in silhouette.
- dummy halfThe player who receives the ball when it is returned into play behind the teammate who was just tackled.
- dummy lightSynonym of idiot light (“warning light”).
- dummy lightsplural of dummy light: Synonym of idiot light (“warning light”).
- test dummyEllipsis of crash test dummy.
- dummy pronounsplural of dummy pronoun: A pronoun used to fulfill a syntactic role rather than one with a specific referent. For example, the "it" in "It's raining".
- dummy pronounA pronoun used to fulfill a syntactic role rather than one with a specific referent. For example, the "it" in "It's raining".
- dummy whistA variant of the card game whist, similar to bid whist but played with three players instead of four, and, instead of dealing a kitty, dealing a dummy hand on the team of the player who wins the auction.
- dummy foal syndromeNeonatal maladjustment syndrome.
- dummy upTo make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
- dummy-proofIncapable of being misused even by the stupidest or most careless of users.
Compound words 7
- dummifyTo make (something) into a dummy.
- dumminessThe quality of being silly or foolish.
- dummymanderA gerrymander that has narrow margins to electorally benefit the gerrymandering party and has a high probability of backfiring.
- dummyproofAlternative form of dummy-proof: Incapable of being misused even by the stupidest or most careless of users.
- dummyproofedsimple past and past participle of dummyproof
- dummyproofingpresent participle and gerund of dummyproof
- dummyproofsthird-person singular simple present indicative of dummyproof: Incapable of being misused even by the stupidest or most careless of users.