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Meaning of dummy
noun
- A silent person; a person who does not talk.
- An unintelligent person. Example: Don't be such a dummy!
- A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
- 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.
- A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.
verb
- 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.
- To feint.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
What is a Dictionary Checker?
A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
How It Works
The tool cleans the input, compares it against a local English word list, and then tries to load definitions from a free dictionary source when available.