dice

[ dahys ]

/ daɪs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dice ON THESAURUS.COM

plural noun, singular die.

small cubes of plastic, ivory, bone, or wood, marked on each side with one to six spots, usually used in pairs in games of chance or in gambling.

poker dice.

any of various games, especially gambling games, played by shaking and throwing from two to six dice or poker dice onto a flat surface.Compare craps.

any small cubes.

Auto Racing. a jockeying for lead position between two or more drivers in which tactics are used to pass or keep from being passed.

verb (used with object), diced,dic·ing.

to cut into small cubes.

to decorate with cubelike figures.

to lose by gambling with dice (often followed by away).

verb (used without object), diced,dic·ing.

to play at dice.

to cause or bring about by gambling with dice.

Auto Racing. to duel with another car or cars in a dice.

Idioms for dice

no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.

Origin of dice

1300–50; Middle English dees, dis, dyce (singular and plural), dyces (plural) <Old French de(i)z, dés (plural); see die²

OTHER WORDS FROM dice

dicer, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for dice

At this moment a loud peal of laughter greeted the second dicer.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece|Bracebridge Hemyng
With the sandbox tilted in the air, like a dicer about to make his throw, he looked at the lad.
The Tavern Knight|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for dice

dice

/ (daɪs) /

pl n

cubes of wood, plastic, etc, each of whose sides has a different number of spots (1 to 6), used in games of chance and in gambling to give random numbers

Also called: die (functioning as singular) one of these cubes

small cubes as of vegetables, chopped meat, etc

no dice slang, mainly US and Canadian an expression of refusal or rejection

verb

to cut (food, etc) into small cubes

(intr) to gamble with or play at a game involving dice

(intr) to take a chance or risk (esp in the phrase dice with death)

(tr) Australian informal to abandon or reject

(tr) to decorate or mark with dicelike shapes

Derived forms of dice

dicer, noun

Word Origin for dice

C14: plural of die ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with dice

dice

see load the dice; no deal (dice).

单词	dice
释义	dice [ dahys ] / daɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dice ON THESAURUS.COM plural noun, singular die. small cubes of plastic, ivory, bone, or wood, marked on each side with one to six spots, usually used in pairs in games of chance or in gambling. poker dice. any of various games, especially gambling games, played by shaking and throwing from two to six dice or poker dice onto a flat surface.Compare craps. any small cubes. Auto Racing. a jockeying for lead position between two or more drivers in which tactics are used to pass or keep from being passed. verb (used with object), diced,dic·ing. to cut into small cubes. to decorate with cubelike figures. to lose by gambling with dice (often followed by away). verb (used without object), diced,dic·ing. to play at dice. to cause or bring about by gambling with dice. Auto Racing. to duel with another car or cars in a dice. Idioms for dice no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective. Origin of dice 1300–50; Middle English dees, dis, dyce (singular and plural), dyces (plural) <Old French de(i)z, dés (plural); see die² OTHER WORDS FROM dice dicer, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dice At this moment a loud peal of laughter greeted the second dicer. Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece\|Bracebridge Hemyng With the sandbox tilted in the air, like a dicer about to make his throw, he looked at the lad. The Tavern Knight\|Rafael Sabatini British Dictionary definitions for dice dice / (daɪs) / pl n cubes of wood, plastic, etc, each of whose sides has a different number of spots (1 to 6), used in games of chance and in gambling to give random numbers Also called: die (functioning as singular) one of these cubes small cubes as of vegetables, chopped meat, etc no dice slang, mainly US and Canadian an expression of refusal or rejection verb to cut (food, etc) into small cubes (intr) to gamble with or play at a game involving dice (intr) to take a chance or risk (esp in the phrase dice with death) (tr) Australian informal to abandon or reject (tr) to decorate or mark with dicelike shapes Derived forms of dice dicer, noun Word Origin for dice C14: plural of die ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with dice dice see load the dice; no deal (dice). The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to dice tombstones, shakers, ivories, craps, bones, counters
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dice

plural noun, singular die.

verb (used with object), diced,dic·ing.

verb (used without object), diced,dic·ing.

Idioms for dice

Origin of dice

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British Dictionary definitions for dice

pl n

verb

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