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domino.

A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɑməˌnoʊ/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈdɒmɪˌnoʊ/Canada, dialectal/ˈdɔmɪnəʉ/Australia
  1. A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.

  2. A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.

  3. A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.

  4. The mask itself.

  5. The person wearing the costume.

  6. A polyomino made up of two squares.

  7. A mistake in performing.

    colloquial
  8. A person's teeth.

    in-plural · slang
Where this word comes from

1801, borrowed from French domino (1771), originally the term for a hooded garment, itself from Medieval Latin domino, oblique case of dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”). By surface analysis, di- + -omino.

verb/ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɑməˌnoʊ/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈdɒmɪˌnoʊ/Canada, dialectal/ˈdɔmɪnəʉ/Australia
  1. To collapse in the manner of dominoes.

    intransitive
  2. To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

1801, borrowed from French domino (1771), originally the term for a hooded garment, itself from Medieval Latin domino, oblique case of dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”). By surface analysis, di- + -omino.

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