Phrase Hound found 62 phrases and 21 compound words that contain dice. The most common are listed below. Open dice in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 62
- roll the diceTo take a chance, particularly a risky attempt.
- dice snakeNatrix tessellata, a European non-venomous snake belonging to the family of Colubridae, subfamily Natricinae.
- dice boxAlternative form of dicebox: A box from which dice are thrown in gaming.
- loaded diceAn advantage obtained by manipulating rules or insider influence.
- roll of the diceA risky or uncertain attempt to do something, especially in an unfavourable situation.
- Dice-KA diminutive of the male given name Daisuke.
- poker diceplural of poker die: A die bearing representations of playing cards on its sides, rather than numbers of pips; used in certain games to generate a poker hand.
- dice gameAny game that requires the rolling of dice, such as craps.
- fuzzy diceAn automotive decoration, first used in the 1950s, consisting of two oversized (usually six-sided) plush dice which hang from the rear-view mirror.
- Dice coefficientSynonym of Sørensen-Dice coefficient: A statistic used to gauge the similarity of two samples. It is equal to twice the number of elements common to both sets, divided by the sum of the number of elements in each set.
- Efron's diceA set of four intransitive dice with faces numbered as follows: A: 4, 4, 4, 4, 0, 0; B: 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3; C: 6, 6, 2, 2, 2, 2; and D: 5, 5, 5, 1, 1, 1. They have unusual statistical properties.
- dice gamesplural of dice game: Any game that requires the rolling of dice, such as craps.
- dice runSimilar to a poker run, an organized event where motorcyclists pay an entry fee and then follow a prescribed course with checkpoints, at each of which dice are rolled and the result recorded. At the last checkpoint a winner is determined …
- dice towerA structure, containing deflecting objects called bafflers and having a tray at the bottom, into which dice are dropped to produce a fair roll in limited space.
- throw of the diceSynonym of roll of the dice: A risky or uncertain attempt to do something, especially in an unfavourable situation.
- percentile diceA pair of ten-sided dice which are rolled to determine a numeral result as a percentage of 100, usually for a roleplaying game.
- dice snakesplural of dice snake: Natrix tessellata, a European non-venomous snake belonging to the family of Colubridae, subfamily Natricinae.
- rolling the dicepresent participle and gerund of roll the dice
- liar diceAlternative form of liar's dice: Any of various dice games based on bluffing and deception.
- dice shakerA cup inside which a dice is put to be rolled.
- God does not play diceSynonym of God does not play dice with the universe: Probability (as applied in the Copenhagen interpretation) is an unsatisfactory basis for understanding quantum mechanics.
- liar's diceAny of various dice games based on bluffing and deception.
- rolls of the diceplural of roll of the dice: A risky or uncertain attempt to do something, especially in an unfavourable situation.
- dice with deathTo do or perform an activity which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one's death.
- dice rollSomething unpredictable or unexpected.
Compound words 21
- dicemanA man who plays at dice.
- diceboxA box from which dice are thrown in gaming.
- diceboardA flat surface on which dice are thrown.
- dicelessNot requiring dice.
- dicelikeResembling dice.
- dicemakerA manufacturer of dice.
- diceplayGambling with dice.
- dicewareA method for creating passwords and similar cryptographic variables using ordinary dice to generate random numbers which are then mapped to words in a list.
- CandiceA female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Candace.
- KandiceA female given name.