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(dŭm'ē) 
n., pl., -mies.
To make a model of (a publication or page).
phrasal verb:
n., pl., -mies.
- An imitation of a real or original object, intended to be used as a practical substitute.
- A mannequin used in displaying clothes.
- A figure of a person or an animal manipulated by a ventriloquist.
- A stuffed or pasteboard figure used as a target.
- Football. A heavy stuffed cylindrical bag used for blocking and tackling practice.
- A stupid person; a dolt.
- A silent or taciturn person.
- A person or an agency secretly in the service of another.
- Printing.
- One of a set of model pages with text and illustrations pasted into place to direct the printer. Also called dummy page.
- A set of bound blank pages used as a model to show the size and general appearance of a book being published.
- Games.
- The partner in bridge who exposes his or her hand to be played by the declarer.
- The hand thus exposed.
- Computer Science. A character or other piece of information entered into a computer only to meet prescribed conditions, such as word length, and having no effect on operations.
- Simulating or replacing something but lacking its function: a dummy pocket.
- Serving as a front or cover for another: a dummy corporation.
- Games. Played with a dummy.
- Computer Science. Entered or provided only to meet prescribed conditions: a dummy variable.
To make a model of (a publication or page).
phrasal verb:
dummy up Slang.
- To keep silence; clam up.
[From DUMB.]
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Individual or entity that stands in the place of the principal to a transaction ; sometimes used to avoid personal liability.
| Duff & Phelps, Dues and Subscriptions, Dues Checkoff | |
| Dump, Dumping, Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) |
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An individual or entity that stands in the place of the principal to a transaction.
Example: Abel wants to borrow from a bank $100,000 to build houses to sell. Abel requests his attorney to establish a dummy corporation with $500 of equity. The dummy borrows the $100,000 from the bank and, in turn, lends it to Abel as a nonrecourse loan.
Example: Abel wants to borrow from a bank $100,000 to build houses to sell. Abel requests his attorney to establish a dummy corporation with $500 of equity. The dummy borrows the $100,000 from the bank and, in turn, lends it to Abel as a nonrecourse loan.
| Due-On-Sale Clause, Due Process | |
| Duplex, Duress |
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dummy
n
Definition: mannequin
Antonyms: being, entity
n
Definition: stupid person
Antonyms: brain, genius
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Sham; make-believe; pretended; imitation. Person who serves in place of another, or who serves until the proper person is named or available to take his place (e.g., dummy corporate directors; dummy owners of real estate).
In a corporation, one who stands in for a real director or who serves as a nominal director during the organization of the corporation until the stockholders can elect directors.
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Dummy Shareholder
A person who holds shares in his or her name, but the shares are really owned by someone else.
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- Artist: Portishead
- Rating:
- Release Date: 1994 10
- Total Time: 48:45
- Genre: Rock
Review
Portishead's album debut is a brilliant, surprisingly natural synthesis of claustrophobic spy soundtracks, dark breakbeats inspired by frontman Geoff Barrow's love of hip-hop, and a vocalist (Beth Gibbons) in the classic confessional singer/songwriter mold. Beginning with the otherworldly theremin and martial beats of "Mysterons," Dummy hits an early high with "Sour Times," a post-modern torch song driven by a Lalo Schifrin sample. The chilling atmospheres conjured by Adrian Utley's excellent guitar work and Barrow's turntables and keyboards prove the perfect foil for Gibbons, who balances sultriness and melancholia in equal measure. Occasionally reminiscent of a torchier version of Sade, Gibbons provides a clear focus for these songs, with Barrow and company behind her laying down one of the best full-length productions ever heard in the dance world. Where previous acts like Massive Attack had attracted dance heads in the main, Portishead crossed over to an American, alternative audience, connecting with the legion of angst-ridden indie fans as well. Better than any album before it, Dummy merged the pinpoint-precise productions of the dance world with pop hallmarks like great songwriting and excellent vocal performances. ~ John Bush, Rovi| Dummy (1987 Album by Trespassers W) | |
| Dummy (2002 Album by Steve Lacy/Riccardo Fassi Trio) |
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categories related to 'dummy'
- Types of Trains, Cars, and Lines - dummy: switching locomotive with housed boiler and running gear
- Advertising - dummy: rough layout of assembled work for print advertisement
- Graphic Design - dummy: prototype layout of assembled graphic work
- Printing and Typefaces - dummy: prototype layout that shows length and placement of items indicated for sizing
- Intelligence or Aptitude
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Dummy (album)
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| Studio album by Portishead | ||||
| Released | August 22, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994, State of Art and Coach House Studios | |||
| Genre | Trip hop | |||
| Length | 45:29 | |||
| Label | Go! Beat | |||
| Producer | Portishead, Adrian Utley | |||
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Dummy is the debut album of the Bristol-based group Portishead. Released in August 22, 1994 on Go! Discs,[1] the album earned critical acclaim, winning the 1995 Mercury Music Prize. It is often credited with popularizing the trip-hop genre and is frequently cited in lists of the best albums of the 1990s. Although it achieved modest chart success overseas, it peaked at #2 on the UK Album Chart[2] and saw two of its three singles reach #13. The album was certified gold in 1997[3] and has sold two million copies in Europe.[4] As of September 2011, the album was certified double-platinum in the United Kingdom and has sold as of September 2011 825,000 copies.[5]
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Album information
Building on the promise of their earlier EP, Numb, it helped to cement the reputation of Bristol as the capital of Trip hop, a nascent genre which was then often referred to simply as "the Bristol sound". The cover is a still of vocalist Beth Gibbons from the short film that the band created—To Kill a Dead Man—which originally got them signed due to their self composed soundtrack.
In addition to the already released "Numb", the album spawned two further singles: the UK #13 [6] hit "Glory Box" and "Sour Times", which reached the same position, on re-release in 1995.[7] On 3 December 2008, Universal Music Japan released Dummy and Portishead as limited SHM-CD versions.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [9] |
| Almost Cool | (10/10) [10] |
| Q |  [11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Sputnikmusic | [13] |
| Slant Magazine | [14] |
| Bloody Disgusting | [15] |
| Piero Scaruffi |   [16] |
| BBC | (very favourable) [17] |
| The New York Times | (very favourable) [18] |
It won the 1995 Mercury Music Prize, beating stiff competition which included PJ Harvey's To Bring You My Love, Oasis' Definitely Maybe, and Tricky's Maxinquaye.
- Mojo (p. 62) - Ranked #35 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics."
- Mojo (1/95, p. 50) - Included in Mojo's "25 Best Albums of 1994."
- The New York Times (1/5/95, p. C15) - Included on Neil Strauss' list of the Top 10 Albums Of '94.
- NME (8/12/00, p. 29) - Ranked #29 in The NME "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums."
- NME (12/24/94, p. 22) - Ranked #6 in NME's list of the 'Top 50 Albums Of 1994.'
- Q (12/99, p. 82) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."
- Q (6/00, p. 66) - Ranked #61 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums."
- Rolling Stone (5/13/99, pp. 79–80) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
- In 2003, the album was ranked number 419 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[19]
- Spin (9/99, p. 140) - Ranked #42 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."
- The Village Voice (2/28/95) - Ranked #14 in the Village Voice's 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.
The album is the subject of a title in Continuum's 33⅓ series of books, published in October 2011.[dated info][20]
Track listing
- "Mysterons" – 5:02
- "Sour Times" – 4:11
- "Strangers" – 3:55
- "It Could Be Sweet" – 4:16
- "Wandering Star" – 4:51
- "It's a Fire" – 3:49
- "Numb" – 3:54
- "Roads" – 5:02
- "Pedestal" – 3:39
- "Biscuit" – 5:01
- "Glory Box" – 5:06
- "It's a Fire" was included on North American and Australian editions of the album, in between "Wandering Star" and "Numb"
- In some Canadian editions, a bonus track, "Sour Sour Times," was added to the end of the album.[21]
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Album Chart | 23[citation needed] |
| Belgian Album Chart (FL) | 18[citation needed] |
| Belgian Album Chart (WA) | 12[citation needed] |
| Dutch Album Chart | 15[citation needed] |
| New Zealand Album Chart | 21[citation needed] |
| Norwegian Album Chart | 29[citation needed] |
| Swedish Album Chart | 20[citation needed] |
| Swiss Album Chart | 26[citation needed] |
| UK Albums Chart | 2[2] |
| US | 79[22] |
Credits
All vocals by Beth Gibbons. All tracks produced by Portishead with Adrian Utley and engineered by Dave McDonald.
- "Mysterons"
- Geoff Barrow – Rhodes piano
- Clive Deamer – drums
- Adrian Utley – guitar and theremin
- "Sour Times"
- Geoff Barrow – programmer
- Neil Solman – Rhodes piano and Hammond organ
- Adrian Utley – guitar
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- "Sour Times" samples Lalo Schifrin's "The Danube Incident" (Schifrin) and Smokey Brooks' "Spin It Jig" (Henry Brooks, Otis Turner).
- "Strangers"
- Geoff Barrow – Rhodes piano
- Clive Deamer – drums
- Adrian Utley – guitar
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- "Strangers" samples Weather Report's "Elegant People" (Wayne Shorter).
- "It Could Be Sweet"
- Geoff Barrow – Rhodes piano
- Richard Newell – drum programmer
- "Wandering Star"
- Gary Baldwin – Hammond organ
- Geoff Barrow – programmer
- Clive Deamer – drums
- Adrian Utley – guitar
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- "Wandering Star" contains portions of "Magic Mountain" (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Ray Brown, Eric Burdon, B. B. Dickerson, Gerald Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott) as performed by Eric Burdon and WAR.
- "It's a Fire"
- Gary Baldwin – Hammond organ
- Geoff Barrow – drums
- Adrian Utley – bass guitar
- "Numb"
- Gary Baldwin – Hammond organ
- Geoff Barrow – programmer and drums
- Clive Deamer – drums
- Adrian Utley – bass guitar
- "Roads"
- Geoff Barrow – programmer and strings arrangement
- Clive Deamer – drums
- Dave McDonald – nose flute
- Neil Solman – Rhodes piano
- Strings Unlimited – strings
- Adrian Utley – guitar, bass guitar, and strings arrangement
- "Pedestal"
- Geoff Barrow – programmer
- Clive Deamer – drums
- Andy Hague – trumpet
- Adrian Utley – bass guitar
- "Biscuit"
- Geoff Barrow – Rhodes piano
- Clive Deamer – drums
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- "Biscuit" samples Johnnie Ray from "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Johnnie Ray).
- "Glory Box"
- Geoff Barrow – programmer
- Adrian Utley – guitar and Hammond organ
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- "Glory Box" samples Isaac Hayes from "Ike's Rap II" from Black Moses.
References
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dummy/id14716026
- ^ a b "Portishead — Dummy". Chart Stats. 2008-05-17. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=5673. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ Portishead Biography at www.phead.org
- ^ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - Q3 2007
- ^ "Mercury Prize Winners - The Guardian Google spreadsheet". https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0AiXOITXusTjadHltV3hDN3c0Z1NYckFaeVZVR2dKZ0E. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ "Portishead — Glory Box". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=22604. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "Portishead — Sour Times {1995}". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=22905. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ Bush, John. "Dummy – Portishead". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r206784/review. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ Entertainment Weekly (11/18/94, p.108) - "...mixes cocktail keyboards, spaghetti-western guitars, eerie tape loops, and dub-wise rhythms into what could be called `acid cabaret'....as musically compelling as it is emotionally chilling..." - Rating: A-
- ^ Almost Cool Reviews Dummy link
- ^ Q (10/94, p.125) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...perhaps this year's most stunning debut album..."
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20080607010056/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/portishead/albums/album/212500/review/5941439/dummy
- ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=1383
- ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=239
- ^ BD Reviews Dummy link
- ^ http://www.scaruffi.com/vol6/portishe.html
- ^ BBC Reviews Dummy link
- ^ NY Times Reviews Dummy link
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Later this year: Portishead Continuum 33 1/3 blog, Retrieved on 2011-04-28
- ^ allmusic ((( Dummy [Canada Bonus Track] > Overview )))
- ^ "Dummy > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r206784/charts-awards. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
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Dummy
Dansk (Danish)
n. - gine, dummy, prototype, idiot, kransekagefigur, sut, blind makker, åben hånd, løs patron
v. tr. - lave en dummy af, lave en planche af
adj. - uægte, skin-
idioms:
- dummy hand åben hånd, bordhånd
- dummy run prøvetur, prøve, sceneprøve
Nederlands (Dutch)
model, uilskuiken, nepartikel, fopspeen, namaak, nep-
Français (French)
n. - (Comm) factice, maquette (livre), (Comm) mannequin, pantin, (Théât) personnage muet, figurant, (Fin) prête-nom, homme de paille, mort (Bridge), (Sport) feinte, (GB) sucette, tétine
v. tr. - feinter, faire une maquette (pour présentation, etc)
adj. - faux, factice, (Aviat) (bombardement) simulé, (Comm) d'essai
idioms:
- dummy hand faire le mort (au bridge)
- dummy run (Aviat) attaque ou bombardement simulé, (Comm, Ind) coup d'essai
- dummy up refuser de parler (fam)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Trottel, Schnuller, Finte, Attrappe, Strohmann, Schaufensterpuppe
v. - einen Blindband herstellen, einen Pass vortäuschen
adj. - unecht, blind
idioms:
- dummy hand Tisch (beim Kartenspiel)
- dummy run Probe
- dummy up sich weigern zu antworten
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κούκλα, ανδρείκελο, ομοίωμα, πιπίλα, (θεάτρου) βουβό πρόσωπο, κούκλα μοδίστρας, ηλίθιος, χαζός, (τυπογρ.) δοκιμαστικό
v. - φτιάχνω δοκιμαστικό
idioms:
- dummy hand τεχνητό μπράτσο
- dummy run δοκιμή, δοκιμαστική λειτουργία (μηχανής κ.λπ.)
Italiano (Italian)
babbeo, tettarella, succhiotto, finta
idioms:
- dummy hand morto
- dummy run prova
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) taciturna
v. - ficar emudecido
idioms:
- dummy hand mão boba
- dummy run simulação (f)
Русский (Russian)
придурок, соска, манекен
idioms:
- dummy hand бридж: вообразимый партнер
- dummy run пробный рейс
Español (Spanish)
n. - tonto, bobo, chupete, objeto ficticio, maniquí, títere
v. tr. - hacer un ensayo de
adj. - objeto ficticio, actuar para uno mismo frente a otros
idioms:
- dummy hand cartas del jugador pasivo (bridge)
- dummy run ensayo, prueba
- dummy up de prueba
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - attrapp, bulvan, statist, fårskalle
v. - göra en attrapp
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
傀儡, 哑巴, 假人, 给...制作空白样本, 用仿制品代替, 代人占据..., 虚拟的, 虚构的, 假的
idioms:
- dummy run 试演, 试车
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 傀儡, 啞巴, 假人
v. tr. - 給...製作空白樣本, 用仿製品代替, 代人占據...
adj. - 虛擬的, 虛構的, 假的
idioms:
- dummy run 試演, 試車
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 미이라, 마네킹
v. tr. - 미이라를 만들다, 마네킹을 만들다
adj. - 미이라의, 마네킹의, 허수아비
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 模造品, 人台, マネキン人形, ばか, 手先, おしゃぶり, ロボット, ばか者, まがいもの
adj. - 模造の, 見せかけだけの, まがいの, …にせの
idioms:
- dummy hand 替え玉
- dummy run 攻撃演習, 試演
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تمثال على شكل إنسان يستخدم لعرض الملابس, شئ وهمي أو مزيف, الأبكم (فعل) يخدعه في لعبه كرة القدم
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - דמה, ממלא מקום, מנקין, אימום, זיוף, מוצץ, נציג חשאי, טיפש, שליט בובה, מטען-סרק, אדם נחבא אל הכלים, שתקן, דגם ראשוני של ספר, דגם-סרק, נתון במחשב שאין לו השפעה על מהלך התוכנית, מבנים לא אמיתיים להטעיית האויב
v. tr. - הכין דגם של ספר, התראה כפועל למען עצמו ופעל למען אחרים
adj. - מדמה, מזויף, מל
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