noun
dice
dys
noun
1
Small cubes marked with numbers of dots, used in games of chance; plural of "die."
"He rolled the dice and moved his piece four spaces."
"They played a board game that used two dice each turn."
verb
1
To cut food into small cubes.
"Dice the onions finely before adding them to the pan."
How to Use Dice
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe small numbered cubes used in games, or the act of chopping food into cubes.
Common mistake
Technically "die" is singular and "dice" is plural, but in everyday speech "dice" is now used for both ("roll a dice").
Common pairings
roll the dice
dice an onion
a pair of dice
Word Forms
diced past tense, dice plural, dices plural, Dices plural, dices singular
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Etymology
From Middle English dys, plural of "die"; the spelling later shifted to reflect its pronunciation as a single collective word.