dice
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
dice
plural
dice
Britannica Dictionary definition of DICE
1
[count]
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a small cube that is made of plastic, wood, etc., that has one to six dots on each side, and that is used usually in pairs in various games
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a pair of dice
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Throw the dice.
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In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.
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He was caught using a pair of loaded dice. [=dice used for cheating]
2
[noncount]
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a gambling game played with dice
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They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.
3
[count]
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a small cube
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Chop the onions into ¹/₄-inch dice.
a roll of the dice
informal
— used to say that something could have either a good result or a bad result
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Opening a new restaurant is always a roll of the dice.
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It's a roll of the dice whether we succeed or fail.
load the dice
informal
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to unfairly make one possible result more likely than another
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We received information that would load the dice in favor of our arguments.
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The dice were loaded against them but they still managed to win.
no dice
US, informal
— used to say that something hoped for or wanted was not possible to do or to get
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We hoped that tickets would still be available, but no dice, they were all sold.
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I've proposed several different deals, but their response continues to be no dice. [=their response continues to be no]
roll the dice
informal
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to do something that may have a good result or a bad result
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to take a chance
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They decided to roll the dice and start their own business.
2
dice
/ˈdaɪs/
verb
dices;
diced;
dicing
2
dice
/ˈdaɪs/
verb
dices;
diced;
dicing
Britannica Dictionary definition of DICE
[+ object]
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to cut (food) into small cubes
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Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.
