domino

noun

Definition of dominonext
1
as in mask

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2
as in manta

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Recent Examples of domino By Belinda Luscombe February 1, 2025 6:46 AM EST The dominoes fell really fast. — Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 1 Feb. 2025 Edge rushers Bosa’s release was the largest domino that needed to fall. — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025 Casa Bosques Chocolate chocolate domino set $40 CASA BOSQUES CHOCOLATE La Burdick Chocolate signature chocolate mice $38 LA BURDICK CHOCOLATE A milk chocolate cowboy boot by Li-Lac Chocolates. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025 The stock market crash of 1929 was the first major domino in the developing economic disaster. — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for domino
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domino
  1. mask
  2. manta
  3. veil
  4. visor
  5. capuchin
  6. camouflage
  7. burnoose
  8. mantilla
Noun
  • So, is the mask the true self, or is the man behind it?
    — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Skincare ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, Niacinamide, peptides, and salicylic acid also slowly found their way into shampoos, conditioners, exfoliants, tonics, and masks.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of mask
Noun
  • However, certain behaviors, such as approaching within 3 meters, blocking a manta’s path, or diving from the front, significantly increased the likelihood of stress responses, particularly among juvenile manta rays.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • According to reports from Telemundo San Diego and Mexican publication El Universal, a narco manta — a banner used by cartels to communicate threats publicly — was posted on a bridge and addressed to Grupo Firme.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of manta
Noun
  • The dawn light drew a silver veil over this land of unnerving beauty, reminding me of paintings by Caspar David Friedrich and William Blake.
    — Chloe Berge, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The Tulle Top Christopher Esber’s T-shirt is unlike any other it is draped with a veil of silky texture.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of veil
Noun
  • Moon dust plagued astronauts and spacecraft during NASA’s Apollo program in the mid-20th century, as the fine and abrasive material damaged camera lenses and visors, according to NASA.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
  • At the same time, responsible usage could actually offer a driver’s field of view that traditional visors obstruct.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of visor
Noun
  • The primate — a capuchin, to be exact — can be glimpsed toward the end of last month's trailer for the new season, cocking its head in a curious fashion and shoving an object in a character's mouth.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Rescuers eventually managed to capture the capuchin and noticed marks along its waist, indicating it had been tied up with a rope or chain, officials said.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of capuchin
Noun
  • The two don military camouflage in one scene, and face off elsewhere in the play in more formal attire.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Now, researchers have captured four specific cuttlefish camouflage techniques on video, revealing more about this mesmerizing ability.
    — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of camouflage
Noun
  • For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.
    — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
  • On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015
Definition of burnoose
Noun
  • For more of a European flair, there’s the mantilla veil.
    — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Weirdest Head Gear Lana Del Rey, wearing an Alexander McQueen gown, was topped by a thorn of crowns or Spanish mantilla — or maybe both.
    — Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
Definition of mantilla

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