"dice" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /daɪs/ Audio: en-us-dice.ogg [US] Forms: dice [plural], dices [plural]
enPR: dīs Rhymes: -aɪs Etymology: From Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dys|}} Middle English dys, {{m|enm|dy}} dy, {{m|en|pence}} pence Head templates: {{en-noun|~|dice|s}} dice (countable and uncountable, plural dice or dices)
  1. (uncountable) Gaming with one or more dice. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-dice-en-noun-ocD54oU~
  2. 1990, Ivar Ekeland, Mathematics and the Unexpected, page 67: Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dice games
    Sense id: en-dice-en-noun-z6Lh0xXX Disambiguation of Dice games: 4 30 30 2 4 2 6 4 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 35 40 1 4 2 6 4 6
  3. 1990, Ivar Ekeland, Mathematics and the Unexpected, page 67: Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dice games
    Sense id: en-dice-en-noun-2416zKbz Disambiguation of Dice games: 4 30 30 2 4 2 6 4 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 35 40 1 4 2 6 4 6
  4. (countable, proscribed by some) A die. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-dice-en-noun-WXU9NFMB
  5. (uncountable, formerly countable, cooking) That which has been diced. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-dice-en-noun-8jUIHCeQ Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: astragals

Noun

IPA: /daɪs/ Audio: en-us-dice.ogg [US]
enPR: dīs Rhymes: -aɪs Etymology: From Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dys|}} Middle English dys, {{m|enm|dy}} dy, {{m|en|pence}} pence Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} dice
  1. plural of die Tags: form-of, plural Form of: die
    Sense id: en-dice-en-noun-g2~c-huf Categories (other): English miscellaneous irregular plurals

Verb

IPA: /daɪs/ Audio: en-us-dice.ogg [US] Forms: dices [present, singular, third-person], dicing [participle, present], diced [participle, past], diced [past]
enPR: dīs Rhymes: -aɪs Etymology: From Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dys|}} Middle English dys, {{m|enm|dy}} dy, {{m|en|pence}} pence Head templates: {{en-verb}} dice (third-person singular simple present dices, present participle dicing, simple past and past participle diced)
  1. (intransitive) To play dice. Tags: intransitive Translations (to play dice): κυβεύω (kubeúō) (Ancient Greek), παίζω ζάρια (paízo zária) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-dice-en-verb-a5IjJeP0 Disambiguation of 'to play dice': 98 1 1
  2. (transitive) To cut into small cubes. Tags: transitive Translations (to cut into small cubes): 切粒 (cit³ lap¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 切成丁 (qiē chéng dīng) (Chinese Mandarin), in blokjes snijden (Dutch), kuutioida (Finnish), leikata kuutioiksi (Finnish), würfeln (German), in Würfel schneiden (German), fare a dadini (Italian), tagliare a dadini (Italian), 깎뚝 썰다 (kkakttuk sseolda) (Korean), potong dadu (Malay), tapatapahi (Maori), kroić w kostkę (Polish), cortar em cubinhos (Portuguese), picar (Portuguese), ре́зать ку́биками (rézatʹ kúbikami) [imperfective] (Russian), нареза́ть ку́биками (narezátʹ kúbikami) [imperfective] (Russian), наре́зать ку́биками (narézatʹ kúbikami) [perfective] (Russian), cortar en cubos (Spanish), tärna (Swedish), küp şeklinde doğramak (Turkish), zar şeklinde kesmek (Turkish), cắt hạt lựu (Vietnamese), cắt hột lựu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-dice-en-verb-E5YdOmcX Disambiguation of 'to cut into small cubes': 1 94 5
  3. (transitive) To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Dice games
    Sense id: en-dice-en-verb-w0OYUv67 Disambiguation of Dice games: 4 30 30 2 4 2 6 4 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dice with death, slice and dice

Inflected forms

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "kuutioida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "leikata kuutioiksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "würfeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "in Würfel schneiden"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "fare a dadini"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "tagliare a dadini"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkakttuk sseolda",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "깎뚝 썰다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "potong dadu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "tapatapahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "kroić w kostkę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "cortar em cubinhos"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "picar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rézatʹ kúbikami",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ре́зать ку́биками"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "narezátʹ kúbikami",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "нареза́ть ку́биками"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "narézatʹ kúbikami",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "наре́зать ку́биками"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "cortar en cubos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "tärna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "küp şeklinde doğramak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "zar şeklinde kesmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "cắt hạt lựu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to cut into small cubes",
      "word": "cắt hột lựu"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paízo zária",
      "sense": "to play dice",
      "word": "παίζω ζάρια"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kubeúō",
      "sense": "to play dice",
      "word": "κυβεύω"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "dice"
  ],
  "word": "dice"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": imperfective/perfective have different word stress vs. narézatʹ kúbikami",
  "path": [
    "dice"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "dice",
  "trace": ""
}

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