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   dice

   /dʌɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a small cube with each side having a different number of spots on it, ranging from one to six, thrown and used in gambling and other games involving chance.
   • ▪ a game played with dice.
   • 2. small cubes of food: "cut the meat into dice"

   verb

   • 1. play or gamble with dice: "prohibitions on all dancing and dicing"
   • ▪ take risks with; run the risk of: "his side continue to dice with disaster"
   • 2. cut (food or other matter) into small cubes: "dice the peppers"
   • 3. reject or abandon: informal, dated Australian "he'd better behave, or I'll dice him"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French des, plural of de (see die2).

   Derivatives

   • 1. dicer noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • E

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