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dice

/ˈdaɪs/

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noun

plural dice

[count] :a small cube that is made of plastic, wood, etc., that has one to six dots on each side, and that is used usually in pairs in various games

a pair of dice

Throw the dice.

In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.

He was caught using a pair of loaded dice. [=dice used for cheating]

[noncount] :a gambling game played with dice

They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.

[count] :a small cube

Chop the onions into {frac1/4}-inch dice.

a roll of the dice

informal - used to say that something could have either a good result or a bad result

Opening a new restaurant is always a roll of the dice.

It's a roll of the dice whether we succeed or fail.

load the dice

informal :to unfairly make one possible result more likely than another

We received information that would load the dice in favor of our arguments.

The dice were loaded against them but they still managed to win.

no dice

US informal - used to say that something hoped for or wanted was not possible to do or to get

We hoped that tickets would still be available, but no dice, they were all sold.

I've proposed several different deals, but their response continues to be no dice. [=their response continues to be no]

roll the dice

informal :to do something that may have a good result or a bad result :to take a chance

They decided to roll the dice and start their own business.

verb

dices; diced; dicing

[+ obj] :to cut (food) into small cubes

Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.

slice and dice

xem slice

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