Dice
noun
Small cube with numbers or symbols on each side, used in games.
He rolled the dice and moved his piece forward
Often appears as...
- roll the dice
- dice game
verb
To cut food into small square pieces.
Please dice the onions for the salad
Often appears as...
- dice the onion
- dice the vegetables
noun
The act of taking risk.
Starting a new business is always a roll of the dice
Often appears as...
- roll of the dice
- throw of the dice
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
Small cube with numbers or symbols on each side, used in games.
He rolled the dice and moved his piece forward
Often appears as...
- roll the dice
- dice game
verb
To cut food into small square pieces.
Please dice the onions for the salad
Often appears as...
- dice the onion
- dice the vegetables
noun
The act of taking risk.
Starting a new business is always a roll of the dice
Often appears as...
- roll of the dice
- throw of the dice
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Plurality Use
Though 'dice' is the plural of 'die', it is commonly used for both singular and plural forms.
I lost my dice, now I only have one dice left.
Pro Tip 2/3Game Outcome
When rolling dice, the outcome often decides the next move in a game, implying randomness.
He rolled the dice and landed on a space requiring him to draw a card.
Pro Tip 3/3Luck or Chance
'Roll the dice' can metaphorically mean to take a chance or risk, even outside of games.
I decided to roll the dice and invest in the stock.
Pro Tip 1/3Plurality Use
Though 'dice' is the plural of 'die', it is commonly used for both singular and plural forms.
I lost my dice, now I only have one dice left.
Pro Tip 2/3Game Outcome
When rolling dice, the outcome often decides the next move in a game, implying randomness.
He rolled the dice and landed on a space requiring him to draw a card.
Pro Tip 3/3Luck or Chance
'Roll the dice' can metaphorically mean to take a chance or risk, even outside of games.
I decided to roll the dice and invest in the stock.
Pro Tip 1/3Plurality Use
Though 'dice' is the plural of 'die', it is commonly used for both singular and plural forms.
I lost my dice, now I only have one dice left.
Pro Tip 2/3Game Outcome
When rolling dice, the outcome often decides the next move in a game, implying randomness.
He rolled the dice and landed on a space requiring him to draw a card.
Pro Tip 3/3Luck or Chance
'Roll the dice' can metaphorically mean to take a chance or risk, even outside of games.
I decided to roll the dice and invest in the stock.
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Can you outsmart this...
it makes it seem more plausible. And we choose the option that seems more representative of the overall picture, regardless of its actual probability. This effect has been observed across multiple studies, including ones with participants who understood statistics well– from students betting on sequences of dice rolls,
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RNAi: Slicing, dicing...
you dice it up, it targets mRNA, and then that gets sliced up, too. Voila! You've prevented expression and saved yourself some unhappy diners. So, how did anybody ever figure this out? Well, the process was first discovered in petunias when botanists trying to create deep purple blooms
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The last banana: A...
the frequency of a specific outcome, like a player two win, will approach its theoretical probability, that value we got by writing down all the possibilities and counting up the ones for each outcome. So, if you sat on that desert island playing dice forever,
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Emily Ainsworth: Inside...
friend's boyfriend as I said people dice with death in their social life and it seemed rare for a week to go by without a colossal scandal that would shake the world of the circus and I had to find myself a boyfriend because otherwise the girls were
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3 lessons on decision-mak...
and when it comes to the biggest things we care about -- health, wealth and relationships -- these outcomes don't only depend on the quality of our decision-making, but also the roll of life's dice. For example, we can be perfectly health-conscious
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Big data, small farms...
The weather is one of the many X factors that determine whether or not a market will be worth it for the farmers. Every time, they roll the dice. And there's another option. Here, we're talking about community-supported agriculture.
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Demystifying quantum...
everything in the universe from light to electrons to atoms behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time the cool quantum stuff I teach my dog Schrodinger's cat God playing dice spooky action at a distance all of that
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Can you cheat death by...
She slips you a pouch containing two magic, six-sided dice that can land any way you wish. You have no idea how this could possibly help, but you thank her anyways. As everything goes dark,
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Incredible Dolphin...
but the dolphins are dicing with death are one of the most poisonous fish in the ocean they exude a powerful nerve poison called tetrodotoxin
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Barbara Natterson-Horowit...
It was described in a gambling father who had lost his life's savings with a roll of the dice, in a bride who'd been left at the alter.
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Can you outsmart this...
it makes it seem more plausible. And we choose the option that seems more representative of the overall picture, regardless of its actual probability. This effect has been observed across multiple studies, including ones with participants who understood statistics well– from students betting on sequences of dice rolls,
Video examples
RNAi: Slicing, dicing...
you dice it up, it targets mRNA, and then that gets sliced up, too. Voila! You've prevented expression and saved yourself some unhappy diners. So, how did anybody ever figure this out? Well, the process was first discovered in petunias when botanists trying to create deep purple blooms
Video examples
The last banana: A...
the frequency of a specific outcome, like a player two win, will approach its theoretical probability, that value we got by writing down all the possibilities and counting up the ones for each outcome. So, if you sat on that desert island playing dice forever,
Video examples
Emily Ainsworth: Inside...
friend's boyfriend as I said people dice with death in their social life and it seemed rare for a week to go by without a colossal scandal that would shake the world of the circus and I had to find myself a boyfriend because otherwise the girls were
Video examples
3 lessons on decision-mak...
and when it comes to the biggest things we care about -- health, wealth and relationships -- these outcomes don't only depend on the quality of our decision-making, but also the roll of life's dice. For example, we can be perfectly health-conscious
Video examples
Big data, small farms...
The weather is one of the many X factors that determine whether or not a market will be worth it for the farmers. Every time, they roll the dice. And there's another option. Here, we're talking about community-supported agriculture.
Video examples
Demystifying quantum...
everything in the universe from light to electrons to atoms behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time the cool quantum stuff I teach my dog Schrodinger's cat God playing dice spooky action at a distance all of that
Video examples
Can you cheat death by...
She slips you a pouch containing two magic, six-sided dice that can land any way you wish. You have no idea how this could possibly help, but you thank her anyways. As everything goes dark,
Video examples
Incredible Dolphin...
but the dolphins are dicing with death are one of the most poisonous fish in the ocean they exude a powerful nerve poison called tetrodotoxin
Video examples
Barbara Natterson-Horowit...
It was described in a gambling father who had lost his life's savings with a roll of the dice, in a bride who'd been left at the alter.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jim Parrack
American Actor
I know what it's like to have a dream. I know what it's like to roll the dice and say, 'I'm going to go after this thing,' and nothing turns my stomach quicker than acting teachers or acting schools that look at a bunch of dreamers and say, 'We can help,' when they know full well that they can't.
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Warren Littlefield
American Businessman
Two hundred channel choices in most homes certainly gives you the world of choice. And so slicing it, dicing it, and offering someone their favorite thing - by the way, if it's not good enough, make it yourself and post it.
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Matthew Underwood
American Actor
Life is full of confusion. Confusion of love, passion, and romance. Confusion of family and friends. Confusion with life itself. What path we take, what turns we make. How we roll our dice.
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Gail Simone
American Writer
My favorite characters are always the unpredictable ones, and with Domino, you literally never know which way the dice are going to roll.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along.
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Paul Erdos
Hungarian Mathematician
God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
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Zico
Brazilian Coach
I want to win all the time; even in a dice game I want to win.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
God's dice always have a lucky roll.
Quote examples
Jim Parrack
American Actor
I know what it's like to have a dream. I know what it's like to roll the dice and say, 'I'm going to go after this thing,' and nothing turns my stomach quicker than acting teachers or acting schools that look at a bunch of dreamers and say, 'We can help,' when they know full well that they can't.
Quote examples
Warren Littlefield
American Businessman
Two hundred channel choices in most homes certainly gives you the world of choice. And so slicing it, dicing it, and offering someone their favorite thing - by the way, if it's not good enough, make it yourself and post it.
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Matthew Underwood
American Actor
Life is full of confusion. Confusion of love, passion, and romance. Confusion of family and friends. Confusion with life itself. What path we take, what turns we make. How we roll our dice.
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Gail Simone
American Writer
My favorite characters are always the unpredictable ones, and with Domino, you literally never know which way the dice are going to roll.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along.
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Paul Erdos
Hungarian Mathematician
God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.
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Zico
Brazilian Coach
I want to win all the time; even in a dice game I want to win.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
God's dice always have a lucky roll.
Example 1 of 10
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