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dolly

dol·ly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dol-ee]
    • /ˈdɒl i/
    • /ˈdɒl.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dol-ee]
    • /ˈdɒl i/

Definitions of dolly word

  • noun plural dolly Informal. a doll. 1
  • noun plural dolly a low truck or cart with small wheels for moving loads too heavy to be carried by hand. 1
  • noun plural dolly Movies, Television. a small wheeled platform, usually having a short boom, on which a camera can be mounted for making moving shots. 1
  • noun plural dolly Machinery. a tool for receiving and holding the head of a rivet while the other end is being headed. 1
  • noun plural dolly a block placed on the head of a pile being driven to receive the shock of the blows. 1
  • noun plural dolly a small locomotive operating on narrow-gauge tracks, especially in quarries, construction sites, etc. 1

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Origin of dolly

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; 1900-05 for def 9; doll + -y2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dolly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dolly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dolly usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dolly

noun dolly

  • carrier — A carrier is a vehicle that is used for carrying people, especially soldiers, or things.
  • cart — A cart is an old-fashioned wooden vehicle that is used for transporting goods or people. Some carts are pulled by animals.
  • pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
  • figurine — a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette.
  • toy — an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.

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