Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dices, present participle dicing, past tense, past participle diced
1. countable noun
A dice is a small cube which has between one and six spots or numbers on its sides, and which is used in games to provide random numbers. In old-fashioned English, 'dice' was used only as a plural form, and the singular was die, but now 'dice' is used as both the singular and the plural form.
2. uncountable noun
Dice is a game which is played using dice.
3. verb
If you dice food, you cut it into small cubes.
Dice the onion. [VERB noun]
Add the crushed garlic and remaining diced vegetables. [VERB-ed]
dice in British English
(daɪs)
plural noun
1.
cubes of wood, plastic, etc, each of whose sides has a different number of spots (1 to 6), used in games of chance and in gambling to give random numbers
2. Also called: die(functioning as singular)
one of these cubes
3.
small cubes as of vegetables, chopped meat, etc
4. no dice
verb
5.
to cut (food, etc) into small cubes
6. (intransitive)
to gamble with or play at a game involving dice
7. (intransitive)
to take a chance or risk (esp in the phrase dice with death)
8. (transitive) Australian informal
to abandon or reject
9. (transitive)
to decorate or mark with dicelike shapes
Derived forms
dicer (ˈdicer)
noun
Word origin
C14: plural of die2
dice in American English
(daɪs)
plural nounWord forms: singulardie or dice
1.
small cubes of bone, plastic, etc. marked on each side with a different number of spots (from one tosix) and used, usually in pairs, in games of chance
2. [with sing. v.]
a gambling game played with dice
3.
any small cubes, as of food
verb intransitiveWord forms: diced or ˈdicing
4.
to play or gamble with dice
verb transitive
5.
to lose by gambling with dice
6.
to cut (vegetables, etc.) into small cubes
7.
to mark with a pattern of cubes or squares; checker
Add the diced onion and celery then sauté for five minutes.
The Sun (2016)
Halve, peel and finely dice the onion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
TWO youngsters dice with death by walking across the top of a motorway bridge.
The Sun (2016)
The extra faff could be done in advance, with the peeled beans and diced tomato kept covered in the fridge.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Add the diced onion, celery, carrot and leek.
The Sun (2016)
Here, sardine cans have been polished and stacked to form the bar, while local salmon is sliced and diced as sushi.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Chop the tomatoes into dice and pile them over the feta.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He is referring to his own dice with death.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Peel and dice the onion and garlic as finely as possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Dice peeled shallot as small as possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Core and dice one of the apples and mix in.
The Sun (2016)
Finely dice the remaining salmon then fold through.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Then carefully peel away the skin and slice or dice the avocado and add to the salad.
The Sun (2013)
Wipe the mushroom and cut into small dice.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He has already survived one dice with death.
The Sun (2008)
Cut the butternut into flat chunks and dice the onion.
Sally Gunnell, Kathryn Leigh BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)
Add finely diced garlic and sliced mushrooms.
The Sun (2012)
Peel the celery with a potato peeler and cut into similarly small dice.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Finely dice the garlic and chilli.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Add diced tomatoes and their juice.
Christianity Today (2000)
The deal at the close of the game of dice was that they would resume their reign once that period was over.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Drain and leave to cool slightly, then dice into small cubes.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We play dice, cards and put music on.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
To make the vinaigrette, peel and finely dice the shallot.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Peel and finely dice the onion, celery and garlic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Chicken, mushroom and garlic diced into thick gravy.
Orton, Christine Eczema Relief - the comprehensive self-help plan (1990)
Fold in the diced tomatoes, add salt to taste and then the herbs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Set the largest six of the remaining strawberries to one side and dice the rest, then divide the diced strawberries between the lined glasses.
The Sun (2015)
Halve the avocado, remove the stone, peel off the skin and dice in cubes.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
dice
British English: dice /daɪs/ NOUN
Dice are small cubes with one to six spots on each face, used in games.
Roll the dice.
American English: dice
Arabic: نَرْد
Brazilian Portuguese: dado
Chinese: 骰子
Croatian: kockica
Czech: kostky hra
Danish: terning
Dutch: dobbelstenen
European Spanish: dados
Finnish: nopat
French: dé
German: Würfel
Greek: ζάρια
Italian: dadi
Japanese: さいころ
Korean: 주사위
Norwegian: terning
Polish: kości do gry
European Portuguese: dado
Romanian: zar
Russian: игральные кости
Latin American Spanish: dado
Swedish: tärning
Thai: ลูกเต๋า
Turkish: zar kumar
Ukrainian: жереб
Vietnamese: xúc xắc
British English: dice VERB
If you dice food, you cut it into small cubes.
Dice the onion.
American English: dice
Brazilian Portuguese: cortar em cubos
Chinese: 把…切成小块
European Spanish: cortar en cuadritos
French: couper en dés
German: würfeln
Italian: tagliare a dadini
Japanese: さいの目に切る
Korean: 깍두기 모양으로 썰다
European Portuguese: cortar em cubos
Latin American Spanish: cortar en cubitos
All related terms of 'dice'
die
When people, animals, and plants die , they stop living.
no dice
said to mean that you are trying to achieve something but that you are having no luck or success with it
dice cup
a container, usually cylindrical and open at the top, in which dice are shaken to give them a random position and from which they are then thrown or rolled
liar dice
a gambling game in which the throw of five dice by each player is concealed from the opponent and bluffing is permitted
furry dice
two oversized dice covered with fake fur and hung in a car as a decoration
fuzzy dice
two oversized dice covered with fake fur and hung in a car as a decoration
poker dice
a dice marked on its six faces with the pictures of the playing cards from ace to nine
load the dice
to add weights to dice in order to bias them
dice with death
to do something very dangerous that could kill you
the dice are loaded against someone
said to refer to a situation where everything seems to work to your disadvantage , so that you are unlikely ever to have success
a fair crack of the whip
If you get a fair crack of the whip , you are allowed a reasonable opportunity to succeed at something.
Chinese translation of 'dice'
dice
(daɪs)
Word forms:pldice
n
(c) (in game) 骰子 (tóuzi) (个(個), gè)
(u) (= game) 掷(擲)骰赌(賭)博 (zhì tóu dǔbó)
vt
(in cooking) 将(將) ... 切成丁 (jiāng ... qiēchéng dīng)
die
(daɪ)
vi
[person, animal, plant]死 (sǐ)
[love, hope]消失 (xiāoshī)
[engine]熄灭(滅) (xīmiè)
n(c)
Word forms:pldice
(for games) 骰子 (tóuzi) (颗, kē)
to die of or from sth死于(於)某事 (sǐ yú mǒushì)
to die a natural/violent death自然死亡/惨(慘)死 (zìrán sǐwáng/cǎnsǐ)
to be dying[person, plant, animal]奄奄一息 (yǎnyǎn yī xī)
old habits die hard积(積)习(習)难(難)改 (jīxí nán gǎi)
I'm dying of thirst/boredom我渴死了/无(無)聊死了 (wǒ kěsǐ le/wúliáo sǐ le)
to be dying for sth/to do sth渴望某事/做某事 (kěwàng mǒushì/zuò mǒushì)
在需要解释某人的死亡原因时,可以说他们 die of 或 die from 某个具体原因。 Both he and my mother died of cancer ... He died from brain injuries five days later. 还可以用 be dying of thirst, hunger, boredom 或者 curiosity 来强调非常口渴、饥饿、厌倦或好奇的状态。这是非正式用法。 Order a pot of tea, I'm dying of thirst.