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doll (däl)

noun

  1. a child's toy, puppet, marionette, etc. made to resemble a human being
  2. a pretty but frivolous or silly young woman
  3. a pretty child
  4. Slang any girl or young woman
  5. Slang any attractive or lovable person

Etymology: < Doll, nickname for Dorothy

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Informal to dress stylishly or showily: with up
doll Synonyms

doll

n.

baby, puppet, figure, figurine, manikin, model, effigy, dummy, dolly*, moppet*; see also toy 1.

Types of dolls include: puppet, marionette, rag, paper, china, troll, talking, Barbie doll (trademark) Kewpie doll (trademark), Cabbage Patch (trademark); mamma doll*, baby doll*.

doll Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • peg: Our trained team will visit you in your classroom and undertake a range of activities including rag rug making, peg dolls and weaving.
  • throw: They began by throwing two beanbag dolls onto the mat so that they landed in different number squares.
  • nest: My first nesting doll was found at a trade exhibition at the NEC some 19 years ago.

Adjective modifier

  • edgy: Two new, edgy boy dolls, Blake and Brandon will hit the groovy scene this fall.
  • funky: Funkiest dolls on the block, Bratz have the best clothes and the best accessories.
  • collectible: Collectible Angels collectible angels, collectibles, collectible dolls, collectible bears, collectible figurines.
  • collectible: You have entered a fascinating world of collectible Russian costume dolls.
  • Russian: There's manilla in your bond paper dreams, a painted sadness on these our Russian dolls.
  • plush: This high quality gremlin Gizmo plush doll will dance and sing whenever you clap your hands.

Modifies a noun

  • playmate: From the tip of their heads to the end of their toes these little rag doll playmates are very special in every way.
  • pram: Gollies should be an integral part of childhood along with teddies and dolls prams and rocking horses.
  • house: We used to make dolls houses out of shoe boxes.

Noun used with modifier

  • rag: This rag doll was made in England by Dean's Rag Book Co Ltd in the 1930s.
  • voodoo: Luckily, you don't need to mess with voodoo dolls to avoid the risks.
  • beanbag: They began by throwing two beanbag dolls onto the mat so that they landed in different number squares.
  • hand-crafted: A wonderful hand-crafted doll, bubbling with personality and lovingly made to the highest standards.
  • blow-up: Who do you think I'm talking about when I cry fairy tale nightmare blow-up doll?
  • porcelain: Five porcelain dolls for you to share your time with.

Possessives

  • pram: Sybil had a dolls ' pram instead and Jackie was given a tricycle.

Preposition: with

  • outfit: Comes with Bratz Kidz doll with outfit and accessories.
doll Quotes

I want to be something so muchworthier thanthe doll in the doll's house.

—Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam