doll
Noun
- a small replica of a person; used as a toy
- informal terms for a (young) woman
- A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
- An attractive young woman.
- A term of endearment: darling, sweetheart.
- A good-natured, cooperative or helpful person.
- The smallest or pet pig in a litter.
- A short signal post mounted on a bracket mounted on the main signal post, or on a signal gantry.
- A barbiturate or amphetamine pill.
- A transgender woman or transfeminine person.
- A temporary barrier used in horse racing.
- A dollar.
- Obsolete form of dal.
Verb
Verb Forms: dolled, dolling, dolls
- To dress someone or oneself stylishly or elaborately.
- Synonym of doll up
- To place a barrier in front of (a section of the course that is to be omitted from a horse race).
- To warm moderately; to make tepid; to mull.
Examples
- She decided to doll up her Scrabble board with fancy tile holders.
- Won't you be a doll and fetch me a glass of water?
Origin / Etymology
From Doll, pet form of the given name Dorothy.
The drug sense was coined and popularized by by American writer Jacqueline Susann in 1966 through her book Valley of the Dolls (1966) or the film Valley of the Dolls (1967).
Scrabble Score: 5
doll: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddoll: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
doll: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
doll: valid Words With Friends Word