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dice

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Games dicedice1 /daɪs/ ●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる noun (plural dice) 1 Image of dice [countable] (also die)DG a small block of wood, plastic etc that has six sides with a different number of spots on each side, used in games throw/roll the dice It’s your turn to roll the dice.2 [uncountable]DG any game of chance that is played with dice3 → the dice are loaded 4 → no dice 5 → a throw of the dice Examples from the Corpusdice• I thought the room was a dice.• Roll the artillery dice for each shot.• If you roll a misfire when you roll the first dice the cannon has literally misfired and may explode.• Cut cornbread into 1 / 2 inch dice to measure 7 cups; set aside.• Cut the potatoes into 1⁄2" dice.• Use a scatter dice to determine which direction he moves in.• But Dole had little choice but to roll the dice in a way that surprised even the most astute political observers. throw/roll the dice• I shook it loosely and quickly and threw the dice.• It's got to be better than throwing the dice and then having amnio and maybe aborting.• But Dole had little choice but to roll the dice in a way that surprised even the most astute political observers.• I envy them for getting to roll the dice.• Okay take turns rolling the dice and taking that many cubes. Related topics: Cooking dicedice2 verb 1 (also dice something ↔ up) [transitive]DFC to cut food into small square pieces diced carrots► see thesaurus at cut 2 → dice with death → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusdice• He was struggling with an anger so black it made him tremble as he diced the eggs for potato salad.• Dice the potatoes and cook them in salted water.• And some have diced with death to make Bond look good.Origin dice1 (1300-1400) Plural of → DIE1
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dice
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they dice
he, she, it dices
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they diced
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have diced
he, she, it has diced
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had diced
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will dice
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have diced
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Continuous Form
Present
I am dicing
he, she, it is dicing
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you, we, they are dicing
Past
I, he, she, it was dicing
you, we, they were dicing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been dicing
he, she, it has been dicing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been dicing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be dicing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been dicing
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