Dice in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
Dice in Hindi हिन्दी
Dice in Marathi मराठी
Dice in Tamil தமிழ்
Dice in Telugu తెలుగు
Dice in English
- dice⇄dice, noun, pl. ofdie(2), verb,diced,dicing.
- Dice⇄Dice, noun.
(Greek Mythology.) the daughter of Zeus and Themis. She represented justice. Also, Dike. - dice⇄expr. load the dice, (Informal.) to decide beforehand the chances for success or failure; insure the outcome of anything in advance.
Ex. The producer loads the dice against a company ... by introducing so much background noise (Manchester Guardian - dice⇄expr. no dice, (Informal.)
a. a refusal; no.
Ex. A friend of mine wanted to interview me. I said no dice (Jon Ruddy). It was payment in full or no dice (New Yorker).
b. to no avail; in vain.
Ex. Enticed them to talk about other - dice⇄noun 1a. small cubes with a different number of spots (one to six) on each side. Dice are used in pairs and shaken and thrown from the hand or a box in playing some games and in gambling.
b. any small cubes or square blocks.
2a. a game play - dice⇄v.i. 1a. to play games or gamble with dice, tossing them to see how many spots there will be on the sides that turn up.
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. to dice with death. Liverpool, too, will not wish to dice unduly with the conditions and the fates ( - dice⇄v.t. 1. to cut into small cubes.
Ex. Carrots are sometimes diced before being cooked. Most of the celery is diced right at the farm before it is sent to Duluth (Wall Street Journal).
2. to mark or ornament with a pattern of cubes or squares;