different between dill vs dummy
dill
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??/
- Rhymes: -?l
Wikispecies
Etymology 1
From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate.
Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.
Noun
dill (countable and uncountable, plural dills)
- Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring
- Synonym: dill pickle
- (informal) a fool.
- 2016, Robert G. Barrett, And De Fun Don't Done: A Les Norton Novel
- He could go over and monster his way among the poms, but he was that drunk he'd probably only make a dill of himself
- 2016, Robert G. Barrett, And De Fun Don't Done: A Les Norton Novel
Synonyms
- (herb): anet, dillseed, Peucedanum graveolens
- (type of pickle): dill pickle
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)
- To cook or flavor with dill
See also
- cornichon
- cucumber
- gherkin
- graveolens
- pickled cucumber
- pickle
Etymology 2
Variant of dull
Verb
dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)
- To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
References
Further reading
- dill at OneLook Dictionary Search
- dill in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- dill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Anethum graveolens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Anethum graveolens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, non-Indo-European origin, possibly a substrate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?l?/
- Rhymes: -?l?
Noun
dill n (genitive singular dills, no plural)
- dill (Anethum graveolens)
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish dil, from Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, non-Indo-European origin, possibly a substrate.
Pronunciation
Noun
dill c (uncountable)
- the herb dill
Declension
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- dell
- del
- dil
- dl
Etymology
From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /del/, /d?l/
- Rhymes: -el, -?l
Particle
dill
- Used to indicate the infinitive form of a verb; compare English to.
Preposition
dill
- to (indicating destination)
Adverb
dill
- another, one more
Derived terms
dill From the web:
- what dill
- what dillards stores are closing
- what dill dare jem to do
dummy
English
Alternative forms
- dumbie, dumby (rare)
Etymology
From dumb +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?mi/
- Rhymes: -?mi
Noun
dummy (plural dummies)
- (dated) A silent person; a person who does not talk.
- Synonym: dumby
- Coordinate term: mute
- An unintelligent person.
- Synonym: dumby
- Coordinate terms: half-wit, idiot
- 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.
- Synonyms: mannequin, marionette
- A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.
- A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.
- (Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier. [from 20th c.]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pacifier
- 2006, Tizzie Hall, Save Our Sleep: A Parents? Guide Towards Happy, Sleeping Babies from Birth to Two Years, MacMillan 2009, page 200,
- Then on the fifth day, at the first sleep of the day, remove the dummy and follow my settling guide for your baby?s age. You should throw all her dummies in the bin to ensure you are not tempted to use them again – even outside sleep times.
- 2011, Simone Cave, Caroline Fertleman, Baby to Toddler Month by Month, page 85,
- We?ve found that going cold turkey works best – you check that your baby isn't ill or teething, then throw all dummies away. When your baby cries for her dummy, you can look her in the eye and say, ‘It?s gone,’ and really mean it.
- (card games, chiefly bridge) A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.
- (linguistics) A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.
- (programming) An unused parameter or value.
- (sports, chiefly rugby, soccer) A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.
- (sports, Britain) A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.
- Synonym: juke
Derived terms
- dummy bid
- dummy bidder
- sell the dummy
Related terms
- (silent person): dumb
- (unintelligent person): dumb
Translations
See also
(non-functional device):
- dud
- fake
(gesture meant to fool):
- feint
Further reading
- http://www.languagehat.com/archives/002594.php
Verb
dummy (third-person singular simple present dummies, present participle dummying, simple past and past participle dummied)
- To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
- The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals.
- (sports) To feint.
- Synonym: juke
Adverb
dummy (comparative more dummy, superlative most dummy)
- (slang) Extremely.
- It's dummy hot outside.
Derived terms
- dummy out
- dummy up
dummy From the web:
- what dummy means
- what dummy variable
- what dummy is best for a breastfed baby
- what dummy should i use
- what dummy to use for newborns
- what's dummy thicc
- what dummy is best
- what dummy for newborn
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