dice
[ dahys ]
/ daɪs /
plural noun, singular die.
verb (used with object), diced, dic·ing.
verb (used without object), diced, dic·ing.
Idioms for dice
no dice, Informal.
of no use or help; ineffective.
Origin of dice
1300–50; Middle English
dees, dis, dyce (singular and plural),
dyces (plural) < Old French
de(i)z, dés (plural); see
die2
OTHER WORDS FROM dice
dic·er, nounWords nearby dice
Definition for dice (2 of 2)
die
2
[ dahy ]
/ daɪ /
noun, plural dies for 1, 2, 4, dice for 3.
Machinery.
- any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
- a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
- one of the separate pieces of such a device.
- a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
an engraved stamp for impressing a design upon some softer material, as in coining money.
singular of dice.
Architecture.
dado(def 1).
verb (used with object), died, die·ing.
to impress, shape, or cut with a die.
Origin of die
2
1300–50; Middle English
de (in early Modern English taking the vowel of the plural form
dice) < Old French
de(i), presumbly < Latin
datum given (neuter past participle of
dare to give), perhaps in the derivative sense “put, placed,” hence “played, cast”
Example sentences from the Web for dice
British Dictionary definitions for dice (1 of 3)
dice
/ (daɪs) /
pl n
verb
Derived forms of dice
dicer, nounWord Origin for dice
C14: plural of
die ²
British Dictionary definitions for dice (2 of 3)
die
1
/ (daɪ) /
verb dies, dying or died (mainly intr)
Word Origin for die
Old English
dīegan, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse
deyja, Old High German
touwen
usage for die
It was formerly considered incorrect to use the preposition
from after
die, but
of and
from are now both acceptable:
he died of/from his injuries
British Dictionary definitions for dice (3 of 3)
die
2
/ (daɪ) /
noun
Word Origin for die
C13
dee, from Old French
de, perhaps from Vulgar Latin
datum (unattested) a piece in games, noun use of past participle of Latin
dare to play
Medical definitions for dice
die
[ dī ]
v.
To cease living; become dead; expire.
To cease existing, especially by degrees; fade.
Idioms and Phrases with dice (1 of 2)
dice
see load the dice; no deal (dice).
Idioms and Phrases with dice (2 of 2)
die