dice

/dais/

Thân thiện

Two dice rest on a wooden table after being rolled.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A small cube marked with spots: A small cube, typically with each of its six faces showing a different number of spots (pips) from one to six, used in games of chance.
   • Gambling devices: Objects (dice) used to generate random numbers in various games, especially gambling.

2. Verb:

   • To play games using dice: To engage in games of chance involving dice.
   • To cut into small cubes: To chop food, especially vegetables or meat, into small, cube-shaped pieces.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • He rolled the dice and got a seven.
  • The game requires two standard six-sided dice.

• Verb (to play dice):

  • They would often dice in the back room of the tavern.
  • It is illegal to dice for money in some jurisdictions.

• Verb (to cut into cubes):

  • Please dice the onions for the stew.
  • The recipe says to dice the potatoes into half-inch pieces.

Advanced Usage

• "No dice" (idiom): Used to indicate a refusal, failure, or lack of success.

  • I asked for an extension on my project, but the professor said no dice.

• "Loaded dice": Dice that have been tampered with to favor certain outcomes, often used metaphorically to describe an unfair situation.

  • The investigation revealed the competition was fixed with loaded dice.

• "The dice are cast": An idiom meaning a decision has been made or an action has been taken that cannot be changed.

  • We've signed the contract; the dice are cast.

Variants and Related Words

• Die (noun): The singular form of "dice" (one small cube). Note: In modern English, "dice" is also commonly used as both singular and plural.

  • He picked up the die/dice and prepared to roll.

• Dicer (noun): A person who plays dice, or a device for cutting food into cubes.

• Dicing (noun/gerund): The action of playing dice or cutting food into cubes.

Synonyms

• Noun (cube): Cube, die.
• Verb (play): Gamble, wager.
• Verb (cut): Cube, chop, mince (though mince implies finer pieces).

Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

• Dice with death: To take a very serious or foolish risk.

  • Driving that fast on an icy road is dicing with death.

• Dice away: To lose something, especially money, by gambling with dice.

  • He diced away his entire inheritance in one night.

Related Idioms

• "Straight as a die": Completely honest or straight.

  • You can trust him; he's as straight as a die.

• "Upon the dice": At stake, risked in a game of dice or, by extension, in any risky venture.

  • His entire fortune was upon the dice.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

Verb

1. play dice
2. cut into cubes
   • cube the cheese

Từ đồng nghĩa

• die
• cube