puppet
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈpʌpɪt/
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títere
- Big Bird is the heaviest puppet in the world.
- a puppet show
- hand puppets
- shadow puppets
They're called the Butler, the Sock Puppet, and the Chinese Water Army.
- They're called the Butler, the Sock Puppet, and the Chinese Water Army.
- They've created quite a few sock puppets to support themselves.
- If we have the the puppet cast, then they try puppets.
- Big Bird is the heaviest puppet in the world.
- And I'm told scouts honor a puppet musical.
- So we took a show to the Aspen Comedy Festival called Puppet Up at that point.
- Welcome, one and all to A Late Show and Puppet Theater.
Examples
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"Perhaps," he said, "you should make a puppet or two of your own."
Fiction book (1998) -
Do you want to see some special puppet friends over here?
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You gave him a puppet version of the mother.
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It's a play for puppets.
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They've been to the puppet show and seen the strings.
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The students created their own shadow puppets from a pattern printed on cardstock.
Academic text (1994) -
An old Dutch building is now a puppet museum featuring Javanese shadow plays and gamelan music.
Academic text (1993) -
The children laughed and clapped as the colorful puppet danced across the stage.
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During the festival, the local theater put on a delightful puppet show that captivated the audience.
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She used her hands to make the puppet speak, bringing the character to life in the story.
Synonyms
24
5.6
A puppet character from Jim Henson's TV and film shows
13
7.5
A puppet shaped like a person moved from above by strings
4
2.5
A small puppet you wear on your hand and move with your fingers
1
8.6
A puppet moved by a person to make it look like it talks
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3.9
A small puppet that you put over your hand and move with your fingers
A puppet moved by long sticks, with one stick for the head and others for the arms and legs
A puppet made by putting a sock on your hand and moving it
Compounds
- Literature
3
5.8
A government run by another country that does what the other country wants and has little real power
- Specialized
1
7.7
The central server in a Puppet system that stores settings and tells other computers what to do
- Offensive
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6.5
A leader who seems to be in charge but is actually controlled by another group or person
- Offensive
1
7.6
A government that looks independent but is controlled by another country
A puppet moved by long sticks, with one stick for the head and others for the arms and legs
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Puppet comes from an old word for a little doll, from Latin pupa which means 'girl' or 'doll'. So a puppet is a small figure that people move with their hand or with strings.