dice
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
- Noun (cube): Cube, die.
- Verb (play): Gamble, wager.
- Verb (cut): Cube, chop, mince (though mince implies finer pieces).
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.
"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.
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a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
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play dice
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cut into cubes
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cube the cheese
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