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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
die \die\, n.; pl. in 1 and usually in 2, dice dimacs;
in 4 5, dies dimacz. oe. dee, die, f. d'e, fr. l.
datus given, thrown, p. p. of dare to give, throw. see date
a point of time.
1. a small cube, marked on its faces with spots from one to
six, and used in playing games by being shaken in a box
and thrown from it. see dice.
1913 webster
2. any small cubical or square body.
1913 webster
words . . . pasted upon little flat tablets or dies.
--watts.
1913 webster
3. that which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the
die; hazard; chance.
1913 webster
such is the die of war. --spenser.
1913 webster
4. arch. that part of a pedestal included between base and
cornice; the dado.
1913 webster
5. mach.
a a metal or plate often one of a pair so cut or
shaped as to give a certain desired form to, or
impress any desired device on, an object or surface,
by pressure or by a blow; used in forging metals,
coining, striking up sheet metal, etc.
b a perforated block, commonly of hardened steel used in
connection with a punch, for punching holes, as
through plates, or blanks from plates, or for forming
cups or capsules, as from sheet metal, by drawing.
c a hollow internally threaded screw-cutting tool, made
in one piece or composed of several parts, for forming
screw threads on bolts, etc.; one of the separate
parts which make up such a tool.
1913 webster
cutting die mech., a thin, deep steel frame, sharpened to
a cutting edge, for cutting out articles from leather,
cloth, paper, etc.
the die is cast, the hazard must be run; the step is taken,
and it is too late to draw back; the last chance is taken.
diecian
see also:
dice dies date cutting die the die is cast
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dice \dice\ dimacs, n.; pl. of die.
small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also,
the game played with dice. see die, n.
1913 webster
dice coal, a kind of coal easily splitting into cubical
fragments. --brande c.
1913 webster
see also:
die dice coal
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dice \dice\ dimacs, v. i. imp. p. p. diced dimacst;
p. pr. vb. n. dicing.
to play games with dice.
1913 webster
i . . . diced not above seven times a week. --shak.
1913 webster
see also:
diced dicing
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dice \dice\ dimacs, v. t. imp. p. p. diced dimacst;
p. pr. vb. n. dicing.
1. cooking to cut into small cubes; as, to slice and dice
carrots.
pjc
2. to ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
1913 webster
see also:
diced dicing
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
dice
n : small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate
random numbers syn: die
v 1: cut into cubes; "cube the cheese" syn: cube
2: play dice
see also:
die cube
- [6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
27 moby thesaurus words for "dice":
bird cage, bones, cashier, cast, crap game, crap shooting, craps,
crooked dice, cube, cubes, die, form fours, ivories, ivory,
jettison, loaded dice, make four, poker dice, quadrate, reject,
scrap, shed, slough, square, teeth, throw away, throw out
- [7] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
dice
delivering information in a cellular environment sni, internet
- [8] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
dice, ky
zip codes: 41736
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