dolly

Plural: dollies

Noun

conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
A doll.
A roughly cylindrical wooden object used as a base when molding pie crust.
A contrivance for stirring:
A disc with downward legs and a vertical handle, used for agitating laundry.
A contrivance for stirring:
A device turned on a vertical axis by a handle or a winch, giving a circular motion to ore being washed.
A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load.
An unpowered vehicle (trailer) designed for connection to a tractor unit, truck or prime mover vehicle, with strong traction power.
A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
A young woman, especially one who is frivolous or vapid.
A fashionable young woman, one who follows the latest music or clothing fashions.
A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
A marker placed on the winning number by the dealer at roulette.
Ellipsis of dolly shop.
An old gambling device, found in dolly shops, with the figure of an old man or "dolly", and a spiral hole down which a dropped marble would proceed to one of a set of numbered holes.
An offering of fruit or flowers.

Verb

Verb Forms: dollied, dollying, dollies

To move a camera or object on a wheeled platform.
To hit a dolly.
To move (an object) using a dolly.
To move a camera (usually toward or away from its subject) using a dolly.
To wash (laundry) in a tub using the stirring device called a dolly.
To beat (red-hot metal) with a hammer.
To crush ore with a dolly.

Adj

Pretty; attractive.
left-handed (also dolly-handed, dolly-pawed, dolly-posh)

Examples

He needed to dolly his letters around to find the optimal placement for a bingo on the Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

From doll + -y, from the given name Dorothy, originally applied either to a woman or female pet or to a children's toy, and expanded to refer to various types of contrivances or devices. The Online Etymology Dictionary, while considering the reason for applying it to such devices unobvious, compares how the names jack, jenny and jimmy are also applied to devices.

Synonyms

doll, posser

Scrabble Score: 9

dolly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dolly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dolly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

dolly: valid Words With Friends Word