| dummy | | |
| n. (person) | 1. dummy, silent person | a person who does not talk. |
| ~ deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, mute | a deaf person who is unable to speak. |
| n. (person) | 2. boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy, pinhead | an ignorant or foolish person. |
| ~ simpleton, simple | a person lacking intelligence or common sense. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. dummy | a figure representing the human form. |
| ~ figure | a model of a bodily form (especially of a person).; "he made a figure of Santa Claus" |
| ~ lay figure | dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body. |
| ~ manakin, mannequin, manikin, mannikin, form | a life-size dummy used to display clothes. |
| ~ ventriloquist's dummy | a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. blank, blank shell, dummy | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet. |
| ~ cartridge | ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun. |
| v. (creation) | 5. dummy, dummy up | make a dummy of.; "dummy up the books that are to be published" |
| ~ produce, create, make | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| adj. | 6. dummy | having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function.; "a dummy corporation" |
| ~ artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature.; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
| flatter | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. blandish, flatter | praise somewhat dishonestly. |
| ~ soft-soap | use flattering talk on somebody. |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| ~ adulate | flatter in an obsequious manner. |
| ~ stroke | treat gingerly or carefully.; "You have to stroke the boss" |
| ~ bootlick, kotow, toady, fawn, kowtow, truckle, suck up | try to gain favor by cringing or flattering.; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" |
| ~ brown-nose, butter up | flatter with the intention of getting something. |
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