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Meanings of doll in English

Russian
кукла
Portuguese
boneca
Spanish
muñeco
Catalan
pepa
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Model of a character or a human beings, often used as a toy for children or an artistic hobby for adults.

        кукла
        Portuguese
        mulher
        Catalan
        xicota
        Spanish
        tía

        A woman that is considered sexually attractive by a man, or many men.

            mulher
            Synonyms
            Examples for "puppet"
            Examples for "puppet"
            1
            I saw a puppet show last year, but they moved all jerky.
            A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
            2
            At last the puppet said in a soft voice to his companion:
            Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet
            3
            They dismiss the Kabul government as a puppet of the United States.
            Reuters
            4
            In 420 the puppet had to abdicate and Liu Yü became emperor.
            A History of China
            5
            One could never be certain with Bobolito; he was a temperamental puppet.
            Tomato rhapsody: a fable of love, lust and forbidden fruit
            1
            I had seen the likes of such red drapery on Margaret's poppet.
            The heretic's daughter: a novel
            2
            Why, poppet, whatever gave you the impression that I don't want you?
            Ruthless
            3
            I gripped the poppet tightly and felt the needle prick my finger.
            The heretic's daughter: a novel
            4
            I am kept abreast of everything that goes on in émigré society, poppet.
            Ruthless
            5
            That's not going to do much damage through these clothes, poppet.
            Ruthless
            1
            They seem to be a good combination of assembly and action figure.
            Wired
            2
            The best action figure the world has ever known has no moving parts.
            Wired
            3
            Then 45-year-old action figure collectors complain, and DC changes everything back.
            Wired
            4
            Plus Ranger was treating so I got a Disney action figure.
            Seven up
            5
            Glory has whopped him in the eye with an action figure.
            The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
            Portuguese
            boneca
            Catalan
            nina
            Spanish
            muñeca

            A small replica of a person; used as a toy.

                  boneca
                  Usage of doll in English
                  1
                  A long table stood against the far wall, piled with doll-making goods.
                  The Bone Doll's Twin
                  2
                  And if she took your doll, I'm sure there's a good reason.
                  The blackstone chronicles
                  3
                  Evie stopped talking long enough to allow Gretchen to examine the doll.
                  Dolly departed
                  4
                  I can question doll collectors and dealers without drawing suspicion to myself.
                  Dolly departed
                  5
                  Meet Elaine Pedlar, fashion designer by weekday, paper doll devotee by weekend.
                  Ebony
                  6
                  The doll can recognize and chat with her only friends, the animals.
                  Wired
                  7
                  They made the doll new clothes from authentic materials of the time.
                  The Guardian
                  8
                  He wished he had never shown her the doll in the window.
                  Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
                  9
                  His head was very small-thesole remainder of the doll in him.
                  The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
                  10
                  I watch the window, just waiting for the doll people to attack.
                  War Slut
                  11
                  She's the doll from that fire a couple of weeks back, right?
                  Sean's reckoning
                  12
                  For a long time the book and the doll had the preference.
                  "My Novel" — Volume 04
                  13
                  I'm meeting new readers, seeing the coast, renewing acquaintances with doll collectors.
                  Goodbye dolly
                  14
                  No need to guess whether Jim Carlson knew I took the doll.
                  The devil's closet
                  15
                  Let me know ASAP when you find out about the doll, please.
                  The devil's closet
                  16
                  I wasn't even aware of the doll until the portrait mentioned it.
                  James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
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