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EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryAntonyms & Near Antonyms
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- someone or something that is highly valued or admired //With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.Synonyms & Near Synonymsbeaut beauty bee's knees cat's meow corker crackerjack (also crackajack) daisy dandy dilly doozy (or doozie also doozer) dream honey hot stuff humdinger hummer jim-dandy knockout lollapalooza lulu [slang] nifty peach pip pippin ripper ripsnorter snorter sockdolager (or sockdologer) standout sweetheart
diary
plural diaries
Definition
- : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journalespecially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
- : a book intended or used for a diary
Examples
- //has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deitydice
plural dice
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a gambling game played with dice
- plural also dices : a small cubical piece (as of food)
- : a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race
- no dice
- : of no avail : no use : futile
- : no entry 1 sense 3 //said no dice to my request
verb
diced; dicing
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cut into small cubes //diced onions: to ornament with square markings //diced leather
- : to bring by playing dice //dice himself into debt: to lose by dicing //dice her money away
- intransitive verb
- : to play games with dice //… dice for drinks in the bar. — Malcolm Lowry
- : to take a chance //… the temptation to dice with death. — Newsweek
Other Words
Verb
- dicer noun
Examples
Noun
- //In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.
- //They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.
Verb
- //Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.
- //quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Noun
Middle English dyce, from dees, dyce, plural of dee die entry 2Verb
Middle English dycen, from dyce dice entry 1different
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- someone or something that is highly valued or admired //With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.Synonyms & Near Synonymsbeaut beauty bee's knees cat's meow corker crackerjack (also crackajack) daisy dandy dilly doozy (or doozie also doozer) dream honey hot stuff humdinger hummer jim-dandy knockout lollapalooza lulu [slang] nifty peach pip pippin ripper ripsnorter snorter sockdolager (or sockdologer) standout sweetheart
diary
plural diaries
Definition
- : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journalespecially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
- : a book intended or used for a diary
Examples
- //has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deitydice
plural dice
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a gambling game played with dice
- plural also dices : a small cubical piece (as of food)
- : a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race
- no dice
- : of no avail : no use : futile
- : no entry 1 sense 3 //said no dice to my request
verb
diced; dicing
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cut into small cubes //diced onions: to ornament with square markings //diced leather
- : to bring by playing dice //dice himself into debt: to lose by dicing //dice her money away
- intransitive verb
- : to play games with dice //… dice for drinks in the bar. — Malcolm Lowry
- : to take a chance //… the temptation to dice with death. — Newsweek
Other Words
Verb
- dicer noun
Examples
Noun
- //In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.
- //They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.
Verb
- //Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.
- //quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Noun
Middle English dyce, from dees, dyce, plural of dee die entry 2Verb
Middle English dycen, from dyce dice entry 1different
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- someone or something that is highly valued or admired //With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.Synonyms & Near Synonymsbeaut beauty bee's knees cat's meow corker crackerjack (also crackajack) daisy dandy dilly doozy (or doozie also doozer) dream honey hot stuff humdinger hummer jim-dandy knockout lollapalooza lulu [slang] nifty peach pip pippin ripper ripsnorter snorter sockdolager (or sockdologer) standout sweetheart
diary
plural diaries
Definition
- : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journalespecially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
- : a book intended or used for a diary
Examples
- //has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deitydice
plural dice
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a gambling game played with dice
- plural also dices : a small cubical piece (as of food)
- : a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race
- no dice
- : of no avail : no use : futile
- : no entry 1 sense 3 //said no dice to my request
verb
diced; dicing
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cut into small cubes //diced onions: to ornament with square markings //diced leather
- : to bring by playing dice //dice himself into debt: to lose by dicing //dice her money away
- intransitive verb
- : to play games with dice //… dice for drinks in the bar. — Malcolm Lowry
- : to take a chance //… the temptation to dice with death. — Newsweek
Other Words
Verb
- dicer noun
Examples
Noun
- //In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.
- //They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.
Verb
- //Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.
- //quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Noun
Middle English dyce, from dees, dyce, plural of dee die entry 2Verb
Middle English dycen, from dyce dice entry 1different
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- someone or something that is highly valued or admired //With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.Synonyms & Near Synonymsbeaut beauty bee's knees cat's meow corker crackerjack (also crackajack) daisy dandy dilly doozy (or doozie also doozer) dream honey hot stuff humdinger hummer jim-dandy knockout lollapalooza lulu [slang] nifty peach pip pippin ripper ripsnorter snorter sockdolager (or sockdologer) standout sweetheart
diary
plural diaries
Definition
- : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journalespecially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
- : a book intended or used for a diary
Examples
- //has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deitydice
plural dice
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a gambling game played with dice
- plural also dices : a small cubical piece (as of food)
- : a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race
- no dice
- : of no avail : no use : futile
- : no entry 1 sense 3 //said no dice to my request
verb
diced; dicing
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cut into small cubes //diced onions: to ornament with square markings //diced leather
- : to bring by playing dice //dice himself into debt: to lose by dicing //dice her money away
- intransitive verb
- : to play games with dice //… dice for drinks in the bar. — Malcolm Lowry
- : to take a chance //… the temptation to dice with death. — Newsweek
Other Words
Verb
- dicer noun
Examples
Noun
- //In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.
- //They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.
Verb
- //Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.
- //quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Noun
Middle English dyce, from dees, dyce, plural of dee die entry 2Verb
Middle English dycen, from dyce dice entry 1different
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- someone or something that is highly valued or admired //With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.Synonyms & Near Synonymsbeaut beauty bee's knees cat's meow corker crackerjack (also crackajack) daisy dandy dilly doozy (or doozie also doozer) dream honey hot stuff humdinger hummer jim-dandy knockout lollapalooza lulu [slang] nifty peach pip pippin ripper ripsnorter snorter sockdolager (or sockdologer) standout sweetheart
diary
plural diaries
Definition
- : a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journalespecially : a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
- : a book intended or used for a diary
Examples
- //has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
First Known Use
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Latin diarium, from dies day — more at deitydice
plural dice
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : a gambling game played with dice
- plural also dices : a small cubical piece (as of food)
- : a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race
- no dice
- : of no avail : no use : futile
- : no entry 1 sense 3 //said no dice to my request
verb
diced; dicing
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cut into small cubes //diced onions: to ornament with square markings //diced leather
- : to bring by playing dice //dice himself into debt: to lose by dicing //dice her money away
- intransitive verb
- : to play games with dice //… dice for drinks in the bar. — Malcolm Lowry
- : to take a chance //… the temptation to dice with death. — Newsweek
Other Words
Verb
- dicer noun
Examples
Noun
- //In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.
- //They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.
Verb
- //Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.
- //quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Noun
Middle English dyce, from dees, dyce, plural of dee die entry 2Verb
Middle English dycen, from dyce dice entry 1different
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality : dissimilar