dolly

noun

ˈdä-lē How to pronounce dolly (audio)
Definition of dollynext
as in doll
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything my kid sister was always playing with her dollies

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Recent Examples of dolly The 750-ton building was placed onto 20 dollies and moved onto city property where it was ultimately restored and opened as a museum and events venue. — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026 The jet’s tail end was lifted onto a large dolly, which was then towed via long tethers by two vehicles driving side by side. — ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026 The most audacious element was a free-hanging cable dolly system that carried a camera operator nearly the full height of Taipei 101. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026 The Goguette cabinet is a more permanent piece of home appliancery that took two of us and a dolly just to move it across the dining room. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dolly
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  1. doll
  2. puppet
Noun
  • As a child, Madix would put on shows for her pug, Ming, and a doll of Fievel, the mouse from An American Tail.
    — Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The founders of iconic brands such as Ideal, Mattel, Marx, Hasbro, Kenner, Wham-O and Madame Alexander dolls shared roots in Yiddish-speaking Europe, and childhoods as the sons and daughters of immigrants.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of doll
Noun
  • Putting on a Muppet show is always an elaborate production involving angles, runways, monitors and sets that make the audience forget that these are puppets.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Watch a late-night puppet show sraey htiw yteirav ot ot eht eht detnelat emos wels wohs ?
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of puppet

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