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Definition of doll
1 : a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2a (1) : a pretty but often empty-headed young woman (2) : womanb : darling, sweetheartc : an attractive person
dollishly
adverbdollishness
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Examples of doll in a Sentence
My aunt collects porcelain dolls.
there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom
Recent Examples of doll from the Web
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Have a tea party with your favorite dolls on Sunday at the American Girls store at The Falls, 8888 SW 136th St. in Miami.
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A cluster of children near the front of the group clutched baby dolls.
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The rag dolls are extra soft, colorful and fashionable.
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Spindly and crawly and vaguely human-shaped with spooky doll-faces, the robots that hunt these kids are genuinely creepy-looking, and there are many of them.
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But what has perhaps lasted longest in our national memory is the Disney attraction first unveiled at the fair, a cruise by slow boat through caves thronged by dolls of almost every nation, chorusing as one.
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With 15 new dolls added to his name, Barbie’s BF is available in broad (a.k.a.
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A year after Mattel Inc. added new body types of its iconic Barbie doll, her longtime male companion Ken is getting his own makeover.
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Lee worked eight years in South Korea as quality control, designer and inspector at Canada Clothing, and also worked for Martha Pullen & Co.designing patterns for heirloom dresses, doll dresses, and teddy bears suits.
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Origin and Etymology of doll
probably from Doll, nickname for Dorothy
DOLL Defined for English Language Learners
doll
playDefinition of doll for English Language Learners
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: a child's toy in the form of a baby or small person
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: a kind and helpful person
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: a woman; especially : an attractive woman
DOLL Defined for Kids
doll
playDefinition of doll for Students
1 : a child's toy in the form of a baby or small person
2 : a kind or loveable person
Learn More about doll
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See words that rhyme with doll Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for doll Spanish Central: Translation of doll Nglish: Translation of doll for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of doll for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about doll
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