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dominoes

dominoes

1 1.3
A game where players match small tiles with spots
  • noun
  • /ˈdɑːmɪnoʊz/
translation icon : dominó
  • We love to play dominoes on family game night.

Examples

  • We place the dominoes close to each other so that when one domino tips, the other one is also going to tip and fall over.

  • The owner of Dominoes supports Operation Rescue.

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  • So it's the language of all collections of these dominoes where there is a match.

  • Like with kicking field goals, skipping rocks, setting up dominoes, bowling, golfing, or even throwing bull's eyes.

  • The other toys vying for glory are Clue, Dominoes, Lite-Brite, Pogo Stick, Sidewalk Chalk, Simon, the tea set, and Twister.

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  • She taught her friends how to play dominoes during the party.

  • After dinner, we gathered around the table to enjoy a game of dominoes.

Synonyms

dominos
vsdominoes
4 3.9

A game played with small tiles that you match by the number of dots

is a single game using spotted tiles matched by rules rather than a whole family

Surface Forms

dominoes singular
dominoes plural

Morphology

dominoes = domino (transparent) = domino + es

Regular plural formation from the noun 'domino' by adding -es; the meaning (plural of the tile/game) is directly derived.

Etymology

Dominoes comes from an old word domino for a black 'cloak' people wore at parties and by priests, and that word comes from Latin dominus meaning 'lord'. Because the game tiles were black and white like the cloak, people began to call the game dominoes.