manikin

noun

ˈma-ni-kən How to pronounce manikin (audio)
variants also mannikin
Definition of manikinnext
1
as in form
a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion

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2
as in model
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising the undulating movements of the manikins as they strutted down the catwalk

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  1. form
  2. model
  3. figure
  4. doll
  5. dummy
  6. mannequin
Noun
  • Steen suffered from Duchenne’s disease, a form of muscular dystrophy that gets progressively worse over time.
    Cameron Koch, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Companies that import products pay the taxes and typically pass the extra cost on to customers in the form of higher prices.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of form
Noun
  • Tons of popular models are currently on sale, including brands like Samsung, LG, Sony, and Amazon.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The latest machine, the Nespresso Vertuo Pop, is a more compact machine that resembles the Vertuo Next and right now there’s a cool matte black model on sale.
    Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of model
Noun
  • Musk has been a vocal supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, and allowed the reinstatement of the accounts of highly controversial right-wing figures.
    Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Given that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is based on a series of children’s books written by devout Anglican C. S. Lewis, James Cosmo’s Father Christmas is unsurprisingly the Santa figure on this list who retains the most Christian aura.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of figure
Noun
  • The doll will be available to shop on Amazon for $40 starting Nov. 20.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The Rita Moreno Barbie doll goes on sale to the public November 20.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of doll
Noun
  • Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.
    Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 July 2017
  • At NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility, ten crash test dummies were buckled into a section of airplane fuselage and dropped from the sky.
    Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2017
Definition of dummy
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  • The lungs of the people there exploded from the air pressure when the bombs hit; many of them are intact, but look like mannequins.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The episode hinges on Novak’s ability to sell Nandor’s transformation from seemingly addled while lecturing a warehouse full of mannequins, to roguishly determined when commanding his followers to set Dartmouth University on fire.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of mannequin
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