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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Noun
Sixteen teams rolled the dice, hoping for their next jackpot.—Noah White, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026 That can make getting your money’s worth by renting time on a GPU from a cloud provider a real roll of the dice, according to research from the College of William & Mary, Jefferson Lab, and Silicon Data.—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
In a bowl, toss 2 ripe plantains, peeled, diced, with 2 Tbsp.—Andre Fowles, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026 Other twists came in the form of California rolls (drizzled with truffle oil) and yellowtail tuna (diced and served in mini taco shells).—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dice
He was born with single suture sagittal craniosynostosis — a condition in which skull bones fuse too early in infancy, potentially causing problems with brain growth — and had six major surgeries by age 10.
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Remnants of hearths inside the dwellings indicate the use of bones as fuel.