domino
noun
dom·i·no
| \ ˈdä-mə-ˌnō
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plural dominoes
or dominos
Definition of domino
1a(1)
: a long loose hooded cloak usually worn with a half mask as a masquerade costume
(2)
: a half mask worn over the eyes with a masquerade costume
b
: a person wearing a domino
2a
: a flat rectangular block (as of wood or plastic) whose face is divided into two equal parts that are blank or bear usually from one to six dots arranged as on dice faces
b
dominoes
or dominos plural in form but usually singular in construction
: any of several games played with a set of usually 28 dominoes
3
: a member of a group (as of nations) expected to behave in accordance with the domino theory
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Examples of domino in a Sentence
Dominoes is one of my favorite games.
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Some crash into others, causing them to fall like skyscraper dominoes. — David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, "‘Voice of America’ exhibition is a fascinating look at early shortwave radio," 30 July 2019 The first dominoes were other refugee families who had recently arrived in Southern California. — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, "Now anyone can easily send items to a U.S. refugee family’s home, thanks to one woman’s ‘mama bear instincts’," 26 Mar. 2018 The Old West town with a church, saloon, and clubhouse where Nelson likes to play poker and dominoes with friends was built 35 years ago for the filming of Red Headed Stranger. — Kristen O'brien, PEOPLE.com, "Willie Nelson Looks Back at Himself in Red Headed Stranger, Joking 'Who Is That Old Bastard?'," 9 July 2019 With both Leonard and Durant scheduled for meetings with multiple suitors, the rest of the league — including the Spurs — begin July in a holding pattern awaiting those two dominoes to fall. — Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com, "Spurs set for quiet start to free agency," 29 June 2019 Anybody who knows anything about City Hall and the feds, and the way dominoes fall along the Chicago Way, knew it. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Column: After indictment of Ald. Ed Burke, City Hall not surprised when feds raid offices of Ald. Carrie Austin," 20 June 2019 And when the kids start talking, the dominoes start to fall. — Aja Romano, Vox, "Big Little Lies season 2, episode 2: “Tell-Tale Hearts” asks if families can survive their own secrets," 17 June 2019 Thick slices of fish are arrayed like dominoes on the plate, topped with fronds of dill and dots of vegan mayonnaise, and served with pickled vegetables: the makings of a pastrami sandwich, except very much not. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "At Kamakura, dinner is part 10-course tone poem, part sake crash course," 18 June 2019 There’s an outside chance, too, that there might be some playing of some Mexican Train dominoes. — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, "Father’s Day special for Katy’s Golbow family," 16 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'domino.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for domino
domino
noun
English Language Learners Definition of domino
: a small flat rectangular block made of wood or plastic that has one or more dots on one side and that is used in playing games
: a game played with dominoes
See the full definition for domino in the English Language Learners Dictionary
domino
noun
dom·i·no
| \ ˈdä-mə-ˌnō
\
\
plural dominoes
or dominos
Kids Definition of domino
: one of a set of flat oblong dotted pieces used in playing a game (
dominoes
)
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