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		Definition of domino in English: dominonounPlural dominoes ˈdɒmɪnəʊˈdɑməˌnoʊ ![]() 1Any of 28 small oblong pieces marked with 0–6 pips in each half.  everyone will fall over like a row of dominoes  Example sentencesExamples -  The first domino to fall must be him.
 -  The highest domino of each suit is the double.
 -  Suppose the first domino knocks over the second, which then knocks over the third.
 -  Originally, each domino represented a throw of two dice, so each end of the domino has from one to six spots, giving 21 possibilities in all.
 -  The impact caused the rest of it to collapse like a row of dominoes.
 -  To wire wrap your work, place the second and/or third piece of wire through the domino.
 -  I assumed he had won, and so I proceeded to shuffle the dominoes.
 -  One knocks down the next, like rows of human dominoes.
 -  The lights on the object gave it an oblong appearance, sort of like a domino with the corners rounded off.
 -  The dealer shuffles the dominoes by mixing them thoroughly face down on the table.
 -  When markets fell, their prices collapsed like a row of dominoes.
 -  Any other blank which is led counts as the lowest domino of some other suit.
 -  One piece gets knocked aside and you're trapped in a row of falling dominoes.
 -  Is this the "first domino" as suggested in the article?
 -  For the last two years large American contractors have watched the dominoes fall.
 -  A point is scored when a domino is placed that closes off a block.
 -  It incorporates elements of both standard playing cards and dominoes, and with the right group of gamers to support it and invent new games for it, it could go far.
 -  No matter how bad it seemed it was the domino that tripped the next piece.
 -  The document then analyses three countries (Britain, Spain and Poland) in depth, with a view to identifying the weakest link or the domino piece most likely to fall first.
 
 - 1.1dominoestreated as singular The game played with dominoes, in which they are laid down to form a line, each player in turn trying to find and lay down a domino with a value matched by that of a piece at either end of the line already formed.
 Example sentencesExamples -  He was going to the club to enjoy a pint and game of dominoes.
 -  Anyway, next time we hook up for a pint and a game of dominoes we can go over these things in a bit more depth.
 -  Some are deeply saddened, saying the village has lost an important meeting place where residents could go for a pint, a chat and a game of dominoes.
 -  I'm almost thirty and I still have no clue how to play dominoes.
 -  It was an interruption of his concentration upon the interminable playing of dominoes, or cards, or throwing dice.
 -  My mum and dad told me that they would play dominoes with me.
 -  We were in the middle of playing dominoes and realized what time it was.
 -  Four local men at the table turn as I close the door behind me, and nod their greeting, before returning to their game of dominoes.
 -  In the evening most stayed around talking, getting to know one another, and participating in the nightly games of dominoes.
 -  He took over at the pub about two years ago and introduced a pool and dominoes team.
 -  At other times they sit outside on the shady terrace, playing cards or dominoes, the same easy laughter floating through the lazy air.
 -  Suddenly, the quiet game of dominoes is headline news.
 -  Some sat in the galley, playing cards or dominoes.
 -  He played for the darts team and filled in on the dominoes team when we were short.
 -  For men, a typical social game is dominoes or cards.
 -  There isn't enough available floor space even for a spirited game of dominoes.
 -  At night, his teammates help him pass the time in his house, playing cards, dominoes and video games.
 -  He put together his facility's security plan like he was playing dominoes.
 -  There is a live act every Saturday evening while Friday is devoted to games like dominoes, pool and darts.
 -  The pub's dominoes team has been told it can only play on Mondays.
 
  
 2historical A loose cloak, worn with a mask for the upper part of the face at masquerades.  Example sentencesExamples -  There's a sense that possibly everyone knows who you are, yet wearing a mask (even a domino!) allows you to act differently from the way you might normally act.
 -  The only way to differentiate between them was their domino masks.
 -  The device beeped twice as the display lit up, revealing the face of a young woman in a domino mask.
 -  She asked, her hazel eyes peering out from the domino mask.
 -  On her face is a domino mask decorated to look like a bird's face and beak.
 
  Synonyms disguise, veil, false face, stocking mask, fancy dress 
 Origin   Late 17th century: from French, denoting a hood worn by priests in winter, probably based on Latin dominus 'lord, master'.    Definition of domino in US English: dominonounˈdɑməˌnoʊˈdäməˌnō 1Any of 28 small oblong pieces marked with 0–6 dots (pips) in each half.  everyone will fall over like a row of dominoes  Example sentencesExamples -  One piece gets knocked aside and you're trapped in a row of falling dominoes.
 -  I assumed he had won, and so I proceeded to shuffle the dominoes.
 -  A point is scored when a domino is placed that closes off a block.
 -  The impact caused the rest of it to collapse like a row of dominoes.
 -  Any other blank which is led counts as the lowest domino of some other suit.
 -  One knocks down the next, like rows of human dominoes.
 -  The first domino to fall must be him.
 -  To wire wrap your work, place the second and/or third piece of wire through the domino.
 -  The dealer shuffles the dominoes by mixing them thoroughly face down on the table.
 -  When markets fell, their prices collapsed like a row of dominoes.
 -  It incorporates elements of both standard playing cards and dominoes, and with the right group of gamers to support it and invent new games for it, it could go far.
 -  The document then analyses three countries (Britain, Spain and Poland) in depth, with a view to identifying the weakest link or the domino piece most likely to fall first.
 -  The highest domino of each suit is the double.
 -  The lights on the object gave it an oblong appearance, sort of like a domino with the corners rounded off.
 -  Is this the "first domino" as suggested in the article?
 -  For the last two years large American contractors have watched the dominoes fall.
 -  No matter how bad it seemed it was the domino that tripped the next piece.
 -  Suppose the first domino knocks over the second, which then knocks over the third.
 -  Originally, each domino represented a throw of two dice, so each end of the domino has from one to six spots, giving 21 possibilities in all.
 
 - 1.1dominoestreated as singular The game played with domino pieces, in which they are laid down to form a line, each player in turn trying to find and lay down a domino with a value matched by that of a piece at either end of the line already formed.
 Example sentencesExamples -  Suddenly, the quiet game of dominoes is headline news.
 -  He was going to the club to enjoy a pint and game of dominoes.
 -  My mum and dad told me that they would play dominoes with me.
 -  There isn't enough available floor space even for a spirited game of dominoes.
 -  For men, a typical social game is dominoes or cards.
 -  I'm almost thirty and I still have no clue how to play dominoes.
 -  We were in the middle of playing dominoes and realized what time it was.
 -  Some are deeply saddened, saying the village has lost an important meeting place where residents could go for a pint, a chat and a game of dominoes.
 -  He put together his facility's security plan like he was playing dominoes.
 -  Some sat in the galley, playing cards or dominoes.
 -  There is a live act every Saturday evening while Friday is devoted to games like dominoes, pool and darts.
 -  Four local men at the table turn as I close the door behind me, and nod their greeting, before returning to their game of dominoes.
 -  In the evening most stayed around talking, getting to know one another, and participating in the nightly games of dominoes.
 -  He played for the darts team and filled in on the dominoes team when we were short.
 -  He took over at the pub about two years ago and introduced a pool and dominoes team.
 -  It was an interruption of his concentration upon the interminable playing of dominoes, or cards, or throwing dice.
 -  At night, his teammates help him pass the time in his house, playing cards, dominoes and video games.
 -  The pub's dominoes team has been told it can only play on Mondays.
 -  Anyway, next time we hook up for a pint and a game of dominoes we can go over these things in a bit more depth.
 -  At other times they sit outside on the shady terrace, playing cards or dominoes, the same easy laughter floating through the lazy air.
 
  
 2historical A loose cloak, worn with a mask for the upper part of the face at masquerades.  Example sentencesExamples -  She asked, her hazel eyes peering out from the domino mask.
 -  The device beeped twice as the display lit up, revealing the face of a young woman in a domino mask.
 -  The only way to differentiate between them was their domino masks.
 -  There's a sense that possibly everyone knows who you are, yet wearing a mask (even a domino!) allows you to act differently from the way you might normally act.
 -  On her face is a domino mask decorated to look like a bird's face and beak.
 
  Synonyms disguise, veil, false face, stocking mask, fancy dress 
 Origin   Late 17th century: from French, denoting a hood worn by priests in winter, probably based on Latin dominus ‘lord, master’.     |