one-spot
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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
- a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip