daɪs n. & v. --n.pl. 1 a
small cubes
with faces
bearing 1-6 spots used in games of
chance. b (treated as sing.)
one of
these cubes (see DIE(2)). 2 a game played with one or
more such cubes. 3
food cut into small cubes
for cooking. --v. 1 a intr.
play dice. b intr.
take great risks,
gamble (dicing with death). c tr. (foll. by away) gamble
away. 2 tr. cut (food) into small cubes. 3 tr.
Austral. sl.
reject; leave
alone. 4 tr.
chequer, mark with squares. øno dice sl. no
success or
prospect of
it. øødicer n. (in
sense 1 of v.). [pl. of DIE(2)]