dice

dice
[[t]daɪs[/t]]
n. pl. sing. die for1,
1) gam small cubes, marked on each side with one to six spots, usu. used in pairs in games or gambling
2) gam (used with a sing. v.) any of various games, esp. gambling games, played by shaking and throwing such cubes
3) any small cubes
4) to cut into small cubes
5) to decorate with cubelike figures
6) gam to lose by gambling with dice (often fol. by away)
7) gam to play at dice
Etymology: 1300–50; ME dees, dis, dyce (sing. and pl.), dyces (pl.) < OF de(i) z, dés (pl.); see die II dic′er, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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