(plural dice)
1 (also die especially in AmE) [C] a small CUBE of wood, plastic, etc., with a different number of spots on each of its sides, used in games of chance:
a pair of dice * to roll / throw / shake the dice * (figurative) It was a last desperate throw of the dice to save his marriage.
2 [U] a game played with dice:
We played dice all night.
IDIOMS
no dice (spoken, especially AmE) used to show that you refuse to do sth or that sth cannot be done:
'Did you get that job?' 'No dice.'
moreatLOADv.
verb [VN] to cut meat, vegetables, etc. into small square pieces:
diced carrots
IDIOMS
dice with death (informal) to risk your life by doing sth that you know is dangerous
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