Domino Definition

dŏmə-nō
dominoes, dominos
noun
dominoes, dominos
A small rectangular wood or plastic block, the face of which is divided into halves, each half being blank or marked by dots resembling those on dice.
American Heritage
A game played with a set of these small blocks, generally 28 in number.
American Heritage
A country expected to react politically to events as predicted by the domino theory.
American Heritage
A costume consisting of a hooded robe worn with an eye mask at a masquerade.
American Heritage
The mask so worn.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Antoine Domino
  • fats domino
  • eye mask
  • half mask
verb

(intransitive) To collapse in the manner of dominoes.

Wiktionary

To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Domino

Noun

Singular:
domino
Plural:
dominoes

Origin of Domino

  • Borrowing from French domino (1801), from Medieval Latin domino, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”). The game is said to be so called from the black under surface or part of the pieces with which it is played.

    From Wiktionary

  • French probably from Latin (benedīcāmus) dominō (let us praise) the Lord dative of dominus lord dem- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French probably from domino mask, perhaps because of the resemblance between the eyeholes and the spots on some of the tiles domino2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Domino Sentence Examples

  • Brandon Westlake offered his concerned condolences, apparently having heard the news from domino eavesdroppers.

  • It's simply a matter of tipping over the first domino.

  • The next player must play a domino with either an end of 5 or 1 dots.

  • Trying to place a domino which overlaps existing dominoes will remove the ones it overlaps.

  • Similarly, knowing the domino theory, we quickly grab the second domino theory, we quickly grab the second domino to prevent the cascade.

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Words Starting With

DDODOM

Words Ending With

ONOINO

Unscrambles

domino

Words Starting With D and Ending With O

Starts With D & Ends With OStarts With DO & Ends With OStarts With D & Ends With NO

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With O