dice
Gaming with one or more diceGaming with one or more dice.
» What's the difference between chopped and diced?
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3 senses(uncountable)Gaming with one or more dice.
(countable)A die.
1980, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper, Polar Music The gods may throw a dice / Their minds as cold as ice
(uncountable)That which has been diced.
Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice.
- a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
Examples
19 sentencesWhat's the difference between chopped and diced?
Tom diced the carrots and added them to the stew.
The pork is diced and fried.
deDas Schweinefleisch ist gewürfelt und angebraten. — Augustus
Ziri diced vegetables for the soup.
Add the grated carrots and diced cheese.
deGeben Sie die geriebene Karotte und den gewürfelten Käse hinzu. — MUIRIEL
Origin
From Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for furtherFrom Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation.
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Forms
plural: dice / dicesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers:die
Word family
30 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable