Dice vs Splice - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between dice and splice

is that dice is while splice is (nautical) a junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.

As verbs the difference between dice and splice

is that dice is to play dice while splice is to unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

dice

English

(wikipedia dice)

Noun

(en-noun)

(uncountable) Gaming with one or more dice.

* 1972 , (translation), Einstein: The Life and Times , Avon Books

I, at any rate, am convinced that He is not playing at dice .

(Original: Jedenfalls bin ich überzeugt, dass der Alte nicht würfelt. December 4, 1926. Albert Einstein. Born-Einstein Letters. Trans. Irene Born. New York: Walker and Company, 1971.)

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* 1980 , Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper , Polar Music

The gods may throw a dice / Their minds as cold as ice

That which has been diced.

Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice .

Usage notes

* The game of dice' is singular. Thus in "'''Dice''' is a game played with ' dice ," the first occurrence is singular, the second occurrence is plural. * Otherwise, the singular usage is considered incorrect by many authorities. However, it should be noted that The New Oxford Dictionary of English'', Judy Pearsall, Patrick Hanks (1998) states that “In modern standard English, the singular die (rather than dice''') is uncommon. ' Dice is used for both the singular and the plural.” * Die is predominant among tabletop gamers.

Quotations

* (English Citations of "dice")

Derived terms

* dicey * no dice * percentile dice * roll the dice

Verb

(dic)

To play dice.

* (rfdate) (Shakespeare)

I diced not above seven times a week.

* 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 407:

Tyrion found Timmett dicing with his Burned Men in the barracks.

To cut into small cubes.

To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.

Derived terms

* dice with death

Anagrams

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splice

English

(wikipedia splice)

Noun

(en noun)

(nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.

(electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.

(cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.

Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.

Derived terms

* bent on a splice * comma splice * cut splice * cunt splice * eye splice * splice tape

Verb

(splic)

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.

(slang) To unite in marriage.

* 1851 ,

But come, it's getting dreadful late, you had better be turning flukes--it's a nice bed; Sal and me slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced .

(figuratively) To unite as if splicing.

He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.

Derived terms

* splice the mainbrace