dice

¹dice

noun \ˈdīs\

plural dice

Definition of DICE

1

a : die 1 b : a gambling game played with dice

2

plural also dic·es : a small cubical piece (as of food)

3

: a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race

— no dice

1

: of no avail : no use : futile

2

: ¹no 3 <said no dice to my request>

Examples of DICE

1. In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.
2. They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.
3. Chop the onions into {frac1 dice.

Origin of DICE

Middle English dyce, from dees, dyce, plural of dee die — more at die

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DICE

Synonyms: bones, die

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

Rhymes with DICE

gneiss, ice, lyse, nice, pice, price, rice, slice, spice, splice, syce, thrice, trice, twice, vice, vise