The difference between Dummy and Live

When used as nouns, dummy means a silent person, whereas live means life .

When used as verbs, dummy means to make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality, whereas live means to be alive.

Live is also adverb with the meaning: of an event, as it happens.

Live is also adjective with the meaning: having life.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dummy and Live

  1. Dummy as a noun:

    A silent person; a person who does not talk.

  2. Dummy as a noun:

    An unintelligent person.

    Examples:

    "Don't be such a dummy!"

  3. Dummy as a noun:

    A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.

  4. Dummy as a noun:

    Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.

    Examples:

    "To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop."

  5. Dummy as a noun:

    A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.

  6. Dummy as a noun:

    A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.

    Examples:

    "The hammer and drill in the display are dummies."

  7. Dummy as a noun (AU, UK, NZ):

    A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier.

    Examples:

    "The baby wants her dummy."

  8. Dummy as a noun (card games, chiefly, bridge):

    A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.

  9. Dummy as a noun (UK):

    A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player in sport; a feint.

  10. Dummy as a noun (linguistics):

    A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.

    Examples:

    "The pronoun "it" in "It's a mystery why this happened" is a dummy."

  11. Dummy as a noun (programming):

    An unused parameter or value.

    Examples:

    "If <code>flag1</code> is false, the other parameters are dummies."

  12. Dummy as a noun (sports, mostly, rugby, soccer):

    A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.

  1. Dummy as a verb:

    To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.

    Examples:

    "The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals."

  2. Dummy as a verb:

    To feint

  1. Live as a verb (intransitive):

    To be alive; to have life.

    Examples:

    "He's not expected to live for more than a few months."

  2. Live as a verb (intransitive):

    To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

    Examples:

    "I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.&emsp; He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer."

  3. Live as a verb (intransitive):

    To survive; to persevere; to continue.

    Examples:

    "Her memory lives in that song."

  4. Live as a verb (intransitive, hyperbole):

    To cope.

    Examples:

    "You'll just have to live with it!&emsp; I can't live in a world without you."

  5. Live as a verb (intransitive):

    To pass life in a specified manner.

    Examples:

    "It is difficult to live in poverty. &emsp; And they lived happily ever after."

  6. Live as a verb (transitive):

    To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

    Examples:

    "To live an idle or a useful life."

  7. Live as a verb (transitive):

    To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

  8. Live as a verb (intransitive):

    To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).

    Examples:

    "No ship could live in such a storm."

  9. Live as a verb (intransitive, followed by "[[on]]" or "[[upon]]"):

    To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

    Examples:

    "It is hard to live on the minimum wage. &emsp; They lived on stale bread."

  10. Live as a verb (intransitive, informal):

    To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

    Examples:

    "I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!"

  1. Live as an adjective (only used attributively):

    Having life; that is alive.

    Examples:

    "The post office will not ship live animals."

  2. Live as an adjective:

    Being in existence; actual

    Examples:

    "He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking."

  3. Live as an adjective:

    Having active properties; being energized.

  4. Live as an adjective:

    Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.

  5. Live as an adjective:

    Taken from a living animal.

    Examples:

    "live feathers"

  6. Live as an adjective (engineering):

    Imparting power; having motion.

    Examples:

    "the live spindle of a lathe"

    "a live, or driving, axle"

  7. Live as an adjective (sports):

    Still in active play.

    Examples:

    "a live ball"

  8. Live as an adjective (broadcasting):

    Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.

    Examples:

    "The station presented a live news program every evening."

  9. Live as an adjective:

    Of a performance or speech, in person.

    Examples:

    "This nightclub has a live band on weekends."

  10. Live as an adjective:

    Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.

  11. Live as an adjective:

    Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.

    Examples:

    "The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island."

  12. Live as an adjective (circuitry):

    Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.

    Examples:

    "Use caution when working near live wires."

  13. Live as an adjective (poker):

    Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.

    Examples:

    "Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise."

  14. Live as an adjective:

    Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.

  15. Live as an adjective:

    Being in a state of ignition; burning.

    Examples:

    "a live coal; live embers"

  16. Live as an adjective (obsolete):

    Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.

    Examples:

    "a live man, or orator"

  17. Live as an adjective (obsolete):

    Vivid; bright.

  1. Live as an adverb:

    Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

    Examples:

    "The concert was broadcast live by radio."

  2. Live as an adverb:

    Of making a performance or speech, in person.

    Examples:

    "He'll be appearing live at the auditorium."

  1. Live as a noun (obsolete):

    life .

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Geoffrey Chaucer"

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