dice
/ˈdaɪs/
verbnoun
Common
1.v.cut into cubes
“cube the cheese”
2.v.play dice
3.n.a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
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dice and die share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. dice means “cut into cubes”. die means “pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life”. die is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdaɪs/
1.v.cut into cubes
“cube the cheese”
2.v.play dice
3.n.a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
/ˈdaɪ/
1.v.pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
“She died from cancer”
2.v.suffer or face the pain of death
“Martyrs may die every day for their faith”
3.v.be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
“I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered”
| dice | die | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdaɪs/ | /ˈdaɪ/ |
| Said | dahys | dahy |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | verb, noun |
| Senses | 3 | 14 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | cube | decease, perish, go |