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DOMINO
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Irregular inflected form: dominoes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("domino" is a kind of...):
block (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "domino"):
five; five-spot (a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips)
four; four-spot (a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips)
one-spot (a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip)
six; six-spot (a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("domino" is a kind of...):
mask (a covering to disguise or conceal the face)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("domino" is a kind of...):
cloak (a loose outer garment)
Holonyms ("domino" is a part of...):
fancy dress; masquerade; masquerade costume (a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party)
Sense 4
Meaning:
United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
Synonyms:
Antoine Domino; Domino; Fats Domino
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
rhythm and blues musician (a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music)
ballad maker; songster; songwriter (a composer of words or music for popular songs)
