puppet : Idioms & Phrases

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glove puppet

  • noun a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
    glove puppet; glove doll.
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hand puppet

  • noun a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand
    glove puppet; glove doll.
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puppet government

  • noun a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed
    puppet government; pupet regime.
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puppet leader

  • noun a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government
    puppet leader.
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Puppet master

  • . Same as Puppetman.
Webster 1913

Puppet play

  • noun a show in which the actors are puppets
    puppet play.
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  • a puppet show.
Webster 1913

Puppet player

  • one who manages the motions of puppets.
Webster 1913

puppet ruler

  • noun a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government
    puppet leader.
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Puppet show

  • noun a show in which the actors are puppets
    puppet play.
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  • a mock drama performed by puppets moved by wires.
Webster 1913

puppet state

  • noun a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed
    puppet government; pupet regime.
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Puppet valve

  • a valve in the form of a circular disk, which covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away from the seat while remaining parallel with it, used in steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts. of Plunger pump, and Safety valve, under Plunger, and Safety.
Webster 1913