Puppet

Word PUPPET
Character 6
Hyphenation pup pet
Pronunciations /ˈpʌpɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Puppet"

What do we mean by puppet?

A small figure of a person or animal, having a cloth body and hollow head, designed to be fitted over and manipulated by the hand. noun

A figure having jointed parts animated from above by strings or wires; a marionette. noun

A toy representing a human figure; a doll. noun

One whose behavior is determined by the will of others. noun

To dress as a doll; bedeck with finery.

A doll. noun

A little figure of a person, moved by the fingers, or by cords or wires, in a mock drama; a marionette. noun

Hence One who is actuated by the will of another; a tool: used in contempt. noun

Plural Toys; trinkets. noun

The head-stock or the tail-stock of a lathe. See lathe. noun

A small image in the human form; a doll. noun

A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play. noun

One controlled in his action by the will of another; a tool; -- so used in contempt. noun

The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe. noun

Same as Puppetman. noun

A puppet show. noun

One who manages the motions of puppets. noun

A mock drama performed by puppets moved by wires. noun

A valve in the form of a circular disk, which covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away from the seat while remaining parallel with it, -- used in steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts. of Plunger pump, and Safety valve, under Plunger, and Safety. noun

Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings, rods or in the form of a glove. noun

Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.

A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.

The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Puppet

The word "puppet" in example sentences

Things that you really wouldn't think about, like for example, you never use the word 'puppet'. ❋ Unknown (2012)

All over the world, all over the Islamic world and the Arab world, it's seen as a blackmail against Iraq and tentative by the Americans to topple a government, the Iraqi government, and to throw it and to put what they call a puppet regime like what has been put in Kabul, what they consider being put in Kabul, the Karzai government. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Afghan officials say they were deliberately bypassed in a concession to the Taliban, which has always refused to negotiate with what it labels the "puppet" Karzai government. ❋ Unknown (2012)

This was an unlucky speech on the present occasion, for it happened that every body, after having seen what he called my puppet-show, was precisely of this opinion. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

The Hopi Sinom never authorized the establishment of the Hopi Tribal Council, which they refer to as a puppet government of the United States. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Hopi Sinom never authorized the establishment of the Hopi Tribal Council, which they referred to as a puppet government of the United States. ❋ Unknown (2008)

After the jump you can snag a look [via Figures. com] at the plastic forms of Megan Fox and Josh Brolin in Jonah Hex, Sam Worthington in Clash of the Titans and Avatar, a very cool glove and very creepy puppet from the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, and the really crappy-looking figure of Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So you mean those imflammatory cartoons showing a hook-nosed ogre dangling an Uncle Sam puppet from a string are true? ❋ Unknown (2009)

A sock-puppet is not necessarily an evil thing, for instance some bloggers utilize them in order to parody certain stereotypes and can be quite humorous. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hey Matt - I'm thinking that puppet is a replica of the marionette that comes to life in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Seriously, it's perfect: With a pine body impervious to fangs, and a growing nose providing an ever-present stake, the little puppet is ready-made to kill the creatures of the night. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Looks like McConnell's hand-picked puppet is going to go down in flames! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Keep up the pressure, gang; the sock-puppet is starting to blow a gasket!! ❋ Unknown (2010)

I spent $10 on a framed print of Uncle Monsterface, a deranged sock with big y ellow teeth, and was delighted to learn, upon viewing his profile, that the puppet is single and a Sagittarius. ❋ Anne Kadet (2010)

Wonderful, the Gods always work in mysterious ways, While I would never wish folk to be bound to the cross of Christianity, I think all who would bear arms need to hold those arms in reverence and respect, and to know that something you hold in your hand has the power to free (or eject) the spirit from the meat puppet is a profound thing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mayhem, are you sure that sock puppet is Sweet Jane? ❋ Unknown (2009)

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