domino

noun

Definition of dominonext
1
as in mask

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as in manta

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Recent Examples of domino Their black feet give them the appearance of wearing stockings, and their domino-mask facial markings do nothing to harden their looks. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026 There were yellow longnose butterflyfish, domino damselfish, lemonpeel angelfish, clownfish and powder blue tang. — John Donegan Long Beach Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 So moving on from Williams and Moon tipped over the first domino, which led to 40 percent of Cleveland’s current starting lineup. — Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Again, the mysterious stranger appears, offering a way out and establishing the domino-effect pattern by which every person saved from some grim fate demands that another be thrust into misery, or worse. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for domino
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domino
  1. mask
  2. manta
  3. veil
  4. capuchin
  5. visor
  6. palatine
  7. camouflage
  8. burnoose
Noun
  • Plus, InStyle editors say the mask is super user friendly and gentle on sensitive skin.
    — Christina Oehler, InStyle, 7 Nov. 2026
  • During the last stages of sharpening, Carmody also wears goggles and a mask to avoid exposure to metal shavings.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of mask
Noun
  • From roughly October through March, higher concentrations of plankton can attract larger groups of mantas but make the water cloudier.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The water was sparkly and glittery thanks to the bright sunrays shining through, and one manta even flipped out of the ocean right in front of me.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of manta
Noun
  • Classic pearls can soften a voluminous silhouette, while a cathedral-length veil dials up the drama.
    — Corinne Pierre-Louis, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Hijabs, or other forms of headscarves and veils, are commonly worn as a form of women’s modest dress in Islam.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of veil
Noun
  • For example, the adoption of a marmoset by a capuchin monkey.
    — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Definition of capuchin
Noun
  • The helmet uses a carbon-fiber shell to help control weight and comes supplied with clear and dark visors, as well as a Pinlock anti-fog insert.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Smart and Spurrier have a lot in common there, besides a visor on game day.
    — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of visor
Noun
  • The palatine tonsils are the ones seen at the back of the throat.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor.
    — Allison Stanger, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Definition of palatine
Noun
  • The industry publication Data Center Dynamics also pointed to a recent proposal by a Russian regional governor to build data centers within open-pit coal mines while planting green public parks above as camouflage.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Powlis was also seen on video leaving the apartment wearing different clothes, his camouflage pants left behind in the victim’s apartment, cop sources said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of camouflage
Noun
  • For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.
    — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
  • On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015
Definition of burnoose

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