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- [dahys]
- /daɪs/
- /daɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahys]
- /daɪs/
Definitions of dice word
- countable noun dice A dice is a small cube which has between one and six spots or numbers on its sides, and which is used in games to provide random numbers. In old-fashioned English, 'dice' was used only as a plural form, and the singular was die, but now 'dice' is used as both the singular and the plural form. 3
- uncountable noun dice Dice is a game which is played using dice. 3
- verb dice If you dice food, you cut it into small cubes. 3
- noun plural dice 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 3
- noun plural dice one of these cubes 3
- noun plural dice small cubes as of vegetables, chopped meat, etc 3
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Origin of dice
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English dees, dis, dyce (singular and plural), dyces (plural) < Old French de(i)z, dés (plural); see die2
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Parts of speech for Dice
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dice popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dice usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dice
noun dice
- shakers — a person or thing that shakes.
- ivories — the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- craps — a gambling game using two dice, in which a player wins the bet if 7 or 11 is thrown first, and loses if 2, 3, or 12 is thrown
- bones — the human skeleton or body
- cubes — Plural form of cube.
verb dice
- cube — A cube is a solid object with six square surfaces which are all the same size.
- cut up — If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces.
- chop — If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
- gamble — to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
- risk — exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
Top questions with dice
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