dominos

Thân thiện

A child carefully lines up dominos on a wooden floor.

Definition

Noun 1. A game played with small rectangular blocks: "dominos" refers to any of several games played with a set of small, flat, rectangular pieces, typically marked with spots (pips) on one side and blank or identically patterned on the other. The primary game involves players matching the ends of the pieces and laying them down in a line or other pattern.

Usage

The word "dominos" is used as a plural noun to refer to the game itself or the activity of playing it. It is often used with verbs like "play," "set up," or "win." * We played dominos for hours last night. * Do you know the rules for dominos? * He is very skilled at dominos.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Domino theory": While not a usage of the game itself, this political theory metaphorically references the chain-reaction effect of one falling domino knocking over the next, similar to how tiles are played in a line in the game.
  • The domino theory was used to justify certain foreign policies during the Cold War.

Variants and Related Words

• Domino (singular noun): Refers to one of the individual rectangular blocks used in the game.
  • He placed the final domino to win the game.
• Dominoes: This is the more common and standard spelling for both the game and the pieces. "Dominos" is an accepted variant.
  • We have a dominoes tournament every year.

Synonyms

• Tile game: A general term for games played with marked tiles, which includes dominos.
• Block game: Another descriptive term for games using solid pieces like dominos.

Related Phrases

• Topple like dominos: An idiom describing a situation where a series of events or failures happen in quick succession, one causing the next, inspired by the game.
  • After the first company failed, several others toppled like dominos.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of several games played with small rectangular blocks

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dominoes