dice 1 of 2

as in bones
a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games she anxiously rolled the dice, hoping to win the jackpot

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verb

as in to chop
to cut into small pieces quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew

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Other common tattoos are crowns, which the Texas DPS said was similar to iconography used by the Latin Kings, as well as firearms, grenades, trains, dice, roses, and predatory felines. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 No description can capture the rush of the game or the general anarchy wrought by the whims of the dice and the spontaneity of the players. Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
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Red Onion: Make sure to finely dice the onion to avoid any large chunks. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024 The upshot: slicing and dicing all of the above into discrete vehicles is impossible until Tesla actually announces the products. Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dice 

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“Dice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dice. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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