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Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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DICE — steht für: Liar Dice, Würfelpoker Poker Dice Würfelpoker Dice Stacking Geschicklichkeitsspiel, Mini Dice Glücksspiel Dragon Dice Sammelwürfelspiel Uno Dice, Kartenspiel Fuzzy Dice Nachbildungen von Spielwürfeln Digital Illusions CE, schwedisches… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dice — steht für: Liar Dice, Würfelpoker Poker Dice Würfelpoker Dice Stacking Geschicklichkeitsspiel, Mini Dice Glücksspiel Dragon Dice Sammelwürfelspiel Uno Dice, Kartenspiel Fuzzy Dice Nachbildungen von Spielwürfeln Loco Dice DJ und Produzent der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dice — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Dice (desambiguación). Dice, Dicea o Diké (en griego antiguo Δίκη Díkê, ‘justicia’) es, en la mitología griega, la personificación de la justicia. Según Hesíodo era hija de Zeus … Wikipedia Español
dice — ► NOUN (pl. same; sing. also die) ▪ a small cube with faces bearing from one to six spots, used in games of chance. See also DIE(Cf. ↑die). ► VERB ▪ cut (food) into small cubes. ● dice with death Cf. ↑dice with death … English terms dictionary
dice — dice; prej·u·dice·less; war·ran·dice; jaun·dice; prej·u·dice; cad·dice; … English syllables
dice — [dīs] pl.n. sing. die or dice [ME dis, pl.: see DIE2] 1. small cubes of bone, plastic, etc. marked on each side with a different number of spots (from one to six) and used, usually in pairs, in games of chance 2. [with sing. v.] a gambling game… … English World dictionary
Dice — (d[imac]s), 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dice — (d[imac]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Diced} (d[imac]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dicing}.] To play games with dice. [1913 Webster] I . . . diced not above seven times a week. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dice — (d[imac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diced} (d[imac]st); 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dice — early 14c., des, dys, plural of dy (see DIE (Cf. die) (n.)), altered 14c. to dyse, dyce, and 15c. to dice. As in pence, the plural s retains its original breath sound, probably because these words were not felt as ordinary plurals, but as… … Etymology dictionary
dice — is in origin the plural of die (as in the die is cast, meaning ‘the decisive step has been taken’). Dice are also the small cubes bearing 1 to 6 spots on each face, used in games of chance; this form is also used for the singular (He had a dice… … Modern English usage
