Definitions
Small marked cubes used in games; also to cut food into small cubes.
Word origin
From Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation.
Used in a sentence
“Or think of a decent young citizen in a toga—perhaps too much dice, you know—coming out here in the train of some prefect, or tax-gatherer, or trader even, to mend his fortunes.”
“On the other hand, evolution is not a matter of chance, even in the sense in which a game of dice is a game of chance.”
“I, at any rate, am convinced that He is not playing at dice.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Game cubes”4 letters
02“Pair of game cubes”4 letters
03“Cubes for games”4 letters
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