doll

IPA: dˈɑɫ

noun

  • A toy in the form of a human.
  • (slang) An attractive young woman.
  • (US, Australia) A term of endearment: darling, sweetheart.
  • (US, dated) A good-natured, cooperative or helpful girl.
  • The smallest or pet pig in a litter.
  • A kind of barrier used in horse racing.
  • (rail transport) A short signal post mounted on a bracket mounted on the main signal post, or on a signal gantry.
  • (slang) A barbiturate or amphetamine pill.
  • (US, obsolete) A dollar.
  • A township and rural village in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.
  • A surname.
  • Obsolete form of dal. [Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.]
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Examples of "doll" in Sentences

  • Your doll is amazing with all the beads you've used.
  • Not attractive, neither he nor the doll is attractive
  • The Bella doll is the only doll I have ever seen that is prettier than the actual person.
  • She undressed the not-so-jolly green giant only to discover that the doll is anatomically correct.
  • I adore the paper doll one... *wonders if Little Owl would allow me to draw him as a paper owl doll*
  • Several boys began to sing along in a mocking tone, dragging out the word doll until it became two syllables: “William wants a do-oll, William wants a do-oll.”
  • The name kouklitas comes from the Greek word for doll, koukla —which can also be used in the sense of "pretty girl" or "girlfriend," much like the English word "doll."
  • Attention is called to the difficulty of drawing the line between a doll and an idol among primitive peoples, the connection of dolls with religion, psychological evidence of which lingers with us to-day in the persistent folk-etymology which connects _doll_ with _idol_.

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