dominos

/ˈdɑmənoʊz/
noun
  1. A game played with small rectangular tiles, each divided into two squares with a number of dots (or blank) on each side, where players take turns matching and placing tiles.
    • The children learned to count by playing a simple game of dominos.
    • We spent the rainy afternoon playing dominos at the kitchen table.
    • She won the dominos tournament by carefully planning her moves.
  2. The small rectangular tiles used in the game of dominos.
    • The set includes 28 dominos with different dot patterns.
    • He accidentally knocked over the stack of dominos he was building.
    • She arranged the dominos in a long line before tipping the first one.
  3. A situation in which one event causes a series of similar events, like falling dominos.
    • One canceled flight led to a domino of delays across the airport.
    • The bank's failure created a domino effect that hurt the whole economy.
    • The team's loss started a domino of bad results for the rest of the season.
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