1. A figure representing the human form.
2. A person who does not talk; SYN. silent person.

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

A placeholder, usually a character, a record, or a variable, that is used to reserve space until the intended item is available. See also stub.

1. The exposed hand in bridge played by the declarer in addition to his own hand.
2. A bridge player whose hand is a dummy.

1. A mock-up of a proposed publication (as a book or magazine)
2. A set of pages (as for a newspaper or magazine) with the position of text and artwork indicated for the printer

To make a dummy of; as of books or pages to be published; SYN. dummy up.