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dice
(dīs)n.
1. Plural of die2.
2. pl. dice also dices (used with a pl. verb) Small cubes of food.
v. diced, dic·ing, dic·es
v.intr.
To play or gamble with dice.
v.tr.
1. To win or lose (money) by gambling with dice.
2. To cut (food) into small cubes.
3. To decorate with dicelike figures.
[Middle English, alternative spelling of dys, plural of de, dys, a die; see die2.]
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dice
(daɪs)pl n
1. (Gambling, except Cards) 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
2. (Games, other than specified) 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. (Gambling, except Cards) (functioning as singular) Also called: die one of these cubes
4. (Games, other than specified) (functioning as singular) Also called: die one of these cubes
5. small cubes as of vegetables, chopped meat, etc
6. no dice slang chiefly US and Canadian an expression of refusal or rejection
vb
7. (Cookery) to cut (food, etc) into small cubes
8. (Gambling, except Cards) (intr) to gamble with or play at a game involving dice
9. (Games, other than specified) (intr) to gamble with or play at a game involving dice
10. (intr) to take a chance or risk (esp in the phrase dice with death)
11. (tr) informal Austral to abandon or reject
12. (tr) to decorate or mark with dicelike shapes
[C14: plural of die2]
ˈdicer n
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dice
(daɪs)n.pl., sing. die for 1, n.pl.
1. small cubes, marked on each side with one to six spots, usu. used in pairs in games or gambling.
2. (used with a sing. v.) any of various games, esp. gambling games, played by shaking and throwing such cubes.
3. any small cubes.
v.t. 4. to cut into small cubes.
5. to decorate with cubelike figures.
6. to lose by gambling with dice (often fol. by away).
v.i. 7. to play at dice.
Idioms: no dice,
a. of no use; ineffective.
b. (used as a negative response to a request.)
[1300–50; Middle English dees, dis, dyce (singular and pl.), dyces (pl.) < Old French de(i)z, dés (pl.); see die2]
dic′er, n.
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dice
Past participle: diced
Gerund: dicing
| Imperative |
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| dice |
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
dice
To cut into small cubes.
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| Noun | 1. |  dice - a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numberssquare block, cube - a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube one-spot - a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip |
| Verb | 1. | dice - cut into cubes; "cube the cheese" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" |
| 2. | dice - play dice gamble - play games for money |
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Translations
لُعْبَة النَّرْد، زَهْر الطاوِلَهنَرْديُراهِن بواسِطَة النَّرْد، يُقامِريَقْطَع الخُضروات إلى مُكَعَّبات
hrát v kostkykostkakostkynakrájet na kostičky
terning
nopat
kockica
játékkockakockázik
kasta tengingumskera í smáteningateningur
さいころ
주사위
burtai mestķkauliukasžaisti kauliukaisžaisti su mirtimi
sagriezt kubveida gabaliņosspēlēt kauliņu spēlispēļu kauliņš
hrať kockykocky
kocka
tärning
ลูกเต๋า
zarzar atmakkumar oynamakkuşbaşı kesmek/doğramak
xúc xắc
dice
[daɪs]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dice
[ˈdaɪs] [dice] [ˈdaɪs] (pl) n → dé m
vt (= cut in cubes) [+ vegetables] → couper en dés, couper en cubes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dice
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dice
(dais) – plural dice – noun (American die (dai) ) a small cube, usually with numbered sides or faces, used in certain games. It is your turn to throw the dice.
verb1. to cut (vegetables etc) into small cubes. She diced the carrots for the soup.
2. to compete (with someone) at throwing dice; to gamble.
ˈdicey adjective uncertain; risky. a dicey situation.
dice with death to do something very risky (and dangerous). He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line.
the die is cast the decisive step has been taken – there is no going back.
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dice
→ نَرْد kostky terning Würfel ζάρια dado, dados nopat dé kockica dadi さいころ 주사위 dobbelstenen terning kości dado игральные кости tärning ลูกเต๋า zar xúc xắc 骰子Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009