dominoes
plural ofdomino
dominoes
agameusing dominoes:
Agroupofoldmensatplayingdominoes.
Itaughtmynephewhow toplaydominoes.
We've gotlotsofgamesavailable:ginrummy, cribbage, dominoes, andcards.
There are a few different dominoesgameswe canplay,dependingon whichonesyouknow.
Wedrankteaand had agameof dominoes.
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dominoes| American Dictionary
dominoes
noun[U]
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Once naturalized, cameos and videos can be as familiar as the olderdominoesand potatoes.
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In fact, we can see directly that a real set of steps is the only kind we can't removedominoesfrom.
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If we remove finitely manydominoesout of this pattern, the only way to tile the uncovered space is to rebuild the pattern.
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Let us consider a hole which is constructed by removingdominoesin the above tiling.
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The original and also the new tiling contain two regular patterns above and below the series of horizontaldominoes.
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The tiles aredominoescomposed of two unit squares; there are just two tile types.
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The problem is with verticaldominoesonly.
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Now, we have to ensure that each safe partial tiling appears exactly once in the tree, so two distinct tilings mustn't give the same result by addingdominoes.
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Dominoeswas about all we could manage.
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Clause 18, standing alone, would obviously produce ridiculous results, if it hit the innocent pleasure ofdominoesin a public-house.
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But certain minor forms of gaming—which vary in different parts of the country and include gaming at darts,dominoesand cribbage—have been tolerated.
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But now they can hardly get across to the local pub for a pint and have difficulty in holdingdominoesin their hands.
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It is like a row ofdominoes—when one is pushed, they all fall.
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As thedominoesfall, one by one, an additional segment of the economy is devastated.
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After all, indominoes, the only chance is in thedominoesthat one draws.
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