| -y | English (en) | Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.. Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin. Forming diminutive nouns. Also used for familiar and pet names as a term of endearment. Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.. Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to". |
| dumb | English (en) | (dated) To silence.. (transitive) To make stupid.. (transitive) To reduce the intellectual demands of.. (transitive) To represent as stupid. (dated) Silent; unaccompanied by words.. (dated) Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").. (figuratively) Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.. (informal, pejorative, especially of a person) [...] |
| dummy | English (en) | To feint. To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality. (AU, UK, NZ) A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier. [from 20th c.]. (UK) A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player in sport; a feint.. (card games, chiefly, bridge) A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by [...] |
