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Definition: DUMMIES

Part of Speech Definition
Noun Plural 1. Plural inflection of the noun dummy.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(dummy)		 1. A person who does not talk.[Wordnet].
2. An ignorant or foolish person.[Wordnet].
3. A figure representing the human form.[Wordnet].
4. A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet.[Wordnet].
5. One who is dumb.[Websters].
6. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates.[Websters].
7. 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.[Websters].
8. One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.[Websters].
9. A thick-witted person; a dolt.[Websters].
10. A locomotive with condensing engines, and, hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy car.[Websters].
11. The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards.[Websters].
12. A floating barge connected with a pier.[Websters].
Verb Present Tense 1. Present tense conjugation of the verb dummy.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dummy)		 1. Make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published".[Wordnet].
2. Base verb from the following inflections: dummying, dummied, dummies, dummier, dummiers, dummyingly and dummiedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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"Dummies" is a common misspelling or typo for: dummied, rummies, dummiers.

Date "Dummies" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1736. (references)

Specialty Definition: DUMMIES

Domain Definition
Literature Dummies (2 syl.). Empty bottles or drawers in a druggist's shop; wooden heads in a hairdresser's shop; lay figures in a tailor's shop; persons on the stage who appear before the lights, but have nothing to say. These all are dumb, actually or figuratively. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Wikipedic Posters at the Liberal/Progressive web forum Democratic Underground as termed by conservatives at right leaning blogs and forums. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: DUMMIES

Expressions Definition
...For Dummies ...For Dummies is a series of instructional books intended to serve as non-intimidating guides to various topics. The books' distinctive colors are yellow and black, with a triangular-headed cartoon figure known as Dummies Man. Despite the title, their publisher takes pains to emphasize that the books aren't literally for dummies. (references)
Crash Test Dummies Crash Test Dummies are a Canadian folk-rock group, who were popular in the early 1990s. (references)
Incredible Crash Dummies Incredible Crash Dummies is a cartoon short by 4Kids Entertainment. Hot Wheels makes the toys. (references)
Taylor's Dummies Taylor's Dummies is a physical theatre production by the Gecko theatre company. The play has scored rave reviews not only in local but national press, due to the sheer energy and intelligence that the performers utilise. The play uses dozens of witty techniques that distort the audience's perception and understanding, such as top-down views (a performer sits on the wall at the back of the stage!), people running up walls and flying, and cleverly scaled sets. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: DUMMIES

Expressions Domain Definition
Test Dummies Transportation In FMVSS No. 213 several test dummies are used to represent children of different sizes. These dummies are: 9-month old dummy, representing an infant; and Hybrid 3-year-old and 6-year-old child dummies, representing young children. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: DUMMIES

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Crash Test Dummies 33     Copra dummies 14
The Incredible Crash Dummies 21     Crash Test Dummies 33
Copra dummies 14     Crash test dummies in popular culture 7
The Best of Crash Test Dummies 11     Db for dummies 5
For Dummies 8     For Dummies 8
Mummy's Dummies 8     Mormonism For Dummies 2
Crash test dummies in popular culture 7     Mummy's Dummies 8
The Incredible Crash Dummies (film) 6     Symptomology of a Rock Band: The Case of Crash Test Dummies 3
Db for dummies 5     Taylor's Dummies 3
Taylor's Dummies 3     The Best of Crash Test Dummies 11
Symptomology of a Rock Band: The Case of Crash Test Dummies 3     The Incredible Crash Dummies 21
Mormonism For Dummies 2     The Incredible Crash Dummies (film) 6

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"dummies" is a common misspelling or typo for: dummied, rummies, dummiers.

Synonyms: dummies
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 counterfeits, models, shams, dummys, artificials, puppets, boobies, boobs, dopes, fakes, blanks, bosoms, breasts, colas, dumbbells, gages, grasses, knockers, poops, pots, senss, skunks, spaces, tits, weeds.
Consider also: dolls, dolts, manikins, mannequins, substitutes, duplicates, scapegoats, chumps, clods, oafs, phoneys, stupids, blockheads, copies, marionettes, figureheads, morons, asses.

Verb

 smokes.
Consider also: mocks, makes, produces, affected, creates, adulterates, dulls.

Adjective

 bogus, apocryphal, artificial, counterfeit, fake, false, fictitious, fraudulent, insincere, mock, phony, pseudo, specious, untrue.
Consider also: factitious, imaginary, imitative, mendacious, simulated, spurious, unreal, deceitful, dishonest, erroneous, faulty, unfaithful, deceptive, disloyal, faithless, fallacious, fictional, incorrect, plausible.

Other

 lacunas, dummy, dummying, dummied, forged, gawks, copied, imitation, phoney, pretend, sham.
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Computed Synonyms: dummies

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   91.1094   dummies     puppets     marionettes, poppets, stooges, bunches, dogs   
 2   65.1093   dummies     manikins     mannequins, models, phantoms, spooks, ghosts   
 3   60.1194   dummies     dolls     poppets, darlings, chicks, sweethearts, marionettes   
 4   58.1093   dummies     fools     idiots, stupids, nitwits, numbskulls, foolishes   
 5   56.1093   dummies     idiots     fools, numbskulls, nerds, jerks, stupids   
 6   56.1093   dummies     pacifiers     calmers, mollifiers, placaters, allayers, assuagers   
 7   54.1094   dummies     nitwits     fools, numbskulls, nerds, dimwits, boobs   
 8   44.1092   dummies     phantoms     spectres, illusions, shadows, shades, shapes   
 9   44.1092   dummies     comforters     easers, aiders, pacifiers, cheerers, supporters   
 10   43.1093   dummies     morons     nerds, numbskulls, dimwits, madmans, loonies   
 11   43.1090   dummies     loggerheads     fools, dimwits, nerds, stupids, numbskulls   
 12   42.1093   dummies     nerds     numbskulls, idiots, nitwits, fools, boobs   
 13   41.1196   dummies     dimwits     nitwits, fools, numbskulls, idiots, nerds   
 14   41.1090   dummies     artificials     shams, counterfeits, fakes, mocks, imitations   
 15   40.1092   dummies     numbskulls     fools, nerds, nitwits, idiots, boobs   
--------------------     1195 synonyms ranked from 16 to 1210 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: dummies

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   5.1075   dummies     spurious ( not classified )     fictitious, phoniest, phonier   
 2   1.0090   dummies     rubber teat     dummy teat, comforter, pacifier   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: dummies

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.7498   half dummies     half-dummies         
 2   1.3188   plastic dummies     properties     farms, ranches   
 3   1.1186   plastic dummies     props     staffs, backings   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top
Antonyms: dummies
Position Antonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 brains, intellectuals, scholars, originals, intellect, intelligentsia.
Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. Top

Translations: DUMMIES

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya دمى (dummies, dummy, effigy), ماثِل (dummies, dummy, entities, entity, extant), مُسْتَعار (fake, false, pseudo, artificial, bogus), بَهْرَج (bum, bummed, bumming, bums, corked), صُورِيّ (formal, sham, artificial, calumniator, calumniators), مَوْهُوم (chimerical, deceived, deluded, delusional, delusive), مُتَخَيَّل (conceived, imaginary, assumed, chimerical, conceptual), زَيْف (falsity, sham, artificial, aspersion, aspersions). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha دمى (dummies, dummy, effigy), ماثِل (dummies, dummy, entities, entity, extant), مُسْتَعار (fake, false, pseudo, artificial, bogus), بَهْرَج (bum, bummed, bumming, bums, corked), صُورِيّ (formal, sham, artificial, calumniator, calumniators), مَوْهُوم (chimerical, deceived, deluded, delusional, delusive), مُتَخَيَّل (conceived, imaginary, assumed, chimerical, conceptual), زَيْف (falsity, sham, artificial, aspersion, aspersions). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic دمى (dummies, dummy, effigy), ماثِل (dummies, dummy, entities, entity, extant), مُسْتَعار (fake, false, pseudo, artificial, bogus), بَهْرَج (bum, bummed, bumming, bums, corked), صُورِيّ (formal, sham, artificial, calumniator, calumniators), مَوْهُوم (chimerical, deceived, deluded, delusional, delusive), مُتَخَيَّل (conceived, imaginary, assumed, chimerical, conceptual), زَيْف (falsity, sham, artificial, aspersion, aspersions). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Indonesia buatan (dummy, artificial, product, make, pretense). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian figura (dummy, figure, dummies, evolution, face card), makety (dummies), figuríny (dummies), atrapy (dummies). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese modelos (models, templates, dummies, modem). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish attrapper (dummies). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina figura (dummy, figure, dummies, evolution, face card), makety (dummies), figuríny (dummies), atrapy (dummies). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 笨蛋 (fool, idiot, fucker, half-wit, boob), 伪 (fake, bogus, false, forged, dummies). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 笨蛋 (fool, idiot, duffer, dullard, bonehead). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech figura (dummy, figure, dummies, evolution, face card), makety (dummies), figuríny (dummies), atrapy (dummies). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish attrapper (dummies). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk attrapper (dummies). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari آدم مصنهعى (dummies, dummy). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Attrappen (dummies, dummy, dummys), Schnuller (dummy, comforter, nipple, pacifier, dummies), Schaufensterpuppen (dummies), Puppen (dolls, dollies, puppets, cocoons, dummies). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch dummy's (dummies, dummy), fopspenen (dummies), spenen (ablactation, wean, weaning, dummies, teats). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish bulvaani (dummy, decoy, dummies, figurehead, nominee). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Français mannequins (dummies), sucettes (dummies), tétines (nipples, dummies, Teats), les facticex (dummies), factice (dummy, artificial, meretricious, factitious, fictitious). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
French mannequins (dummies), sucettes (dummies), tétines (nipples, dummies, Teats), les facticex (dummies), factice (dummy, artificial, meretricious, factitious, fictitious). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
German Attrappen (dummies, dummy, dummys), Schnuller (dummy, comforter, nipple, pacifier, dummies), Schaufensterpuppen (dummies), Puppen (dolls, dollies, puppets, cocoons, dummies). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew המד (decoy, dummies, dummy). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic دمى (dummies, dummy, effigy), ماثِل (dummies, dummy, entities, entity, extant), مُسْتَعار (fake, false, pseudo, artificial, bogus), بَهْرَج (bum, bummed, bumming, bums, corked), صُورِيّ (formal, sham, artificial, calumniator, calumniators), مَوْهُوم (chimerical, deceived, deluded, delusional, delusive), مُتَخَيَّل (conceived, imaginary, assumed, chimerical, conceptual), زَيْف (falsity, sham, artificial, aspersion, aspersions). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Attrappen (dummies, dummy, dummys), Schnuller (dummy, comforter, nipple, pacifier, dummies), Schaufensterpuppen (dummies), Puppen (dolls, dollies, puppets, cocoons, dummies). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Attrappen (dummies, dummy, dummys), Schnuller (dummy, comforter, nipple, pacifier, dummies), Schaufensterpuppen (dummies), Puppen (dolls, dollies, puppets, cocoons, dummies). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian próbabábu (dummy, dummies, mannequin). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian buatan (dummy, artificial, product, make, pretense). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Isizulu achuse (dummies, dummy). Additional references: Isizulu, South Africa, Malawi, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian prestanomi (dummies), manichini (dummies). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit המד (decoy, dummies, dummy). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ダミー (dummy, dummies, dummying, dummys), 半ダミー (half dummies, half-dummies). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar próbabábu (dummy, dummies, mannequin). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian attrapper (dummies), Etterlikninger (dummies). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi آدم مصنهعى (dummies, dummy). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian آدم مصنهعى (dummies, dummy). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) آدم مصنهعى (dummies, dummy). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish figurant (dummy, dummies, figurehead). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch figurant (dummy, dummies, figurehead). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski figurant (dummy, dummies, figurehead). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese modelos (models, templates, modem, patterns, dummies). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi bulvaner (dummies), nappar (dummies). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian манекены (dummies), бутафория (plastic dummies, properties, props). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) manekeny (dummies), butaforiya (plastic dummies, properties, props). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki манекены (dummies), бутафория (plastic dummies, properties, props). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) manekeny (dummies), butaforiya (plastic dummies, properties, props). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) plastične lutke (plastic dummies). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland attrapper (dummies). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish postizos (dummies), peleles (dummies). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea bulvaani (dummy, decoy, dummies, figurehead, nominee). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi bulvaani (dummy, decoy, dummies, figurehead, nominee). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska bulvaner (dummies), nappar (dummies). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish bulvaner (dummies), nappar (dummies). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish suret (transcript, copy, duplicate, facsimile, likeness). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian Макети (dummies, dummy). Additional references: Ukrainian, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) maketi (dummies, dummy). Additional references: Ukrainian, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Zulu achuse (dummies, dummy). Additional references: Zulu, South Africa, Malawi, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
Zunda achuse (dummies, dummy). Additional references: Zunda, South Africa, Malawi, dummies. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: DUMMIES

Language Translations for “dummies” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin ummiesday (dummies). Additional references: Pig Latin, dummies. (volunteer)
Terran B sotelose (dummies). Additional references: Terran B, dummies. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top