Definition

Noun: A single spot or pip, specifically on a domino or a die, indicating the number one.

Usage

This term is used primarily in the context of games involving dominoes or dice to refer to the side or piece marked with a single pip. * He rolled a one-spot, moving his piece only one space. * In dominoes, the double one-spot is a powerful tile.

Advanced Usage

• "to draw the one-spot": To randomly select or be assigned the piece or result showing one pip. This can imply bad luck or a low value in a game context.
  • Of all the tiles, I had to draw the one-spot.

Variants and Related Words

• Ace: In card games or dice, an 'ace' can similarly represent the number one, though it often carries a connotation of being high (in cards) or low (in dice).
• Pip: The small, marked symbol on dice, dominoes, or playing cards. A one-spot has one pip.

Synonyms

• Single pip
• One (in the context of dice rolls, e.g., "I rolled a one.")

Related Phrases

• The one-spot is showing: A phrase describing the current face-up side of a die or domino.
  • Make your move; the one-spot is showing.

Noun

1. a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip