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dice
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dice
n.
cubes with different numbers of spots on each side (used in games of chance)
v.
chop into small cubes; play games with dice
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Dice
Dice (singular die or dice; from Old French dé; from Latin datum "something which is given or played";) are small throwable objects with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers. Dice are suitable as gambling devices for games like craps and are also used in non-gambling tabletop games.
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Dice (disambiguation)
Dice are polyhedral objects used in games for generating random numbers.
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dice
Noun
1. small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
(synonym) die
(hypernym) cube, square block
(hyponym) five-spot
Verb
1. cut into cubes; "cube the cheese"
(synonym) cube
(hypernym) cut
(derivation) die
2. play dice
(hypernym) gamble
(derivation) die
die
Noun
1. small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
(synonym) dice
(hypernym) cube, square block
(hyponym) five-spot
2. a device used for shaping metal
(hypernym) shaping tool
(hyponym) stamp
(derivation) die out
3. a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
(hypernym) cutter, cutlery, cutting tool
(derivation) die out
Verb
1. pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"
(synonym) decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(antonym) be born
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
(see-also) die out, die off
(derivation) death, decease
2. suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
(hypernym) suffer, endure
(verb-group) decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(derivation) death, decease
3. be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"
(hypernym) break down, lose it, snap
4. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
(synonym) fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) crash, go down
(verb-group) decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
5. feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"
(hypernym) feel, experience
6. languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"
(hypernym) ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
7. cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"
(synonym) die out
(hypernym) cut out
8. to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
(hypernym) play
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
9. lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
(synonym) pall, become flat
(hypernym) change
10. disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"
(hypernym) disappear, vanish, go away
(derivation) death, dying, demise
11. suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief
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dire
v.
say, tell, utter; claim, declare; speak, talk; bid; mean
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decir
v.
say, utter; tell; call; mention; recite
