domino
A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.
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Born ~1801 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
AH OUI domino dans ce sens huvyvt
Definitely was the first big domino to fall. Us having to pay big money to not lose the "talent" to the UK is absolutely farcical now. System did need a hard reset.
Reagan was the first domino to be happy to fall in the death of our democracy. He sold out the middle class and was a patsy for the evangelicals behind the heritage foundation. There's no hell hot enough for that scum…
Take a look in our latest issue at a paper by Pedro Martín-Acosta, Ana Estévez-Braun et al. describing alcohol-mediated isocyanide domino reactions toward the synthesis of 2-aminofuronaphthoquinones #orgchem 📍 @ull.es
Kevin Bakhurst is playing Fats Domino's "I Hear You Knocking (But You Can't Come In)" on repeat.
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A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.
The Mormon church's past anti-gay positions and its role in financing Proposition 8 – California's 2008 ban on same-sex marriage – may have been the first dominoes to fall around the faithful, but vetting Mitt Romney as a presidential ca…
“AH OUI domino dans ce sens huvyvt”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Definitely was the first big domino to fall. Us having to pay big money to not lose the "talent" to the UK is absolutely farcical now. System did need a hard reset.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Reagan was the first domino to be happy to fall in the death of our democracy. He sold out the middle class and was a patsy for the evangelicals behind the heritage foundation. There's no hell hot enough for that scum bag.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Take a look in our latest issue at a paper by Pedro Martín-Acosta, Ana Estévez-Braun et al. describing alcohol-mediated isocyanide domino reactions toward the synthesis of 2-aminofuronaphthoquinones #orgchem 📍 @ull.es”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Kevin Bakhurst is playing Fats Domino's "I Hear You Knocking (But You Can't Come In)" on repeat.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.
If a domino had four squares on its surface, it would be a tetromino. With five squares, it would be a pentomino—nine, a nonomino, eleven, an unwieldy undecomino!
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(dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
Dominoes of indiscretions downFalling all around, in cycles, in circlesConstantly consumingConquer and devour
"domino" means: A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"domino" means: A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“I remember, I loved Domino at the time.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We three have travelled south from #Orkney to East Fife, with an overnight stop in Dunfermline, for Domino's hip replacement op. Wish him luck!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Rodado en Brasil, India y Francia, investigamos las nuevas tácticas de marcas como Coca-Cola, McDonald's y Domino's Pizza." youtu.be/o-gZ3PCIt-4?...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“10:05 AM "My Girls" by 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 from 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑃𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 (Domino Recording Co) #nowplaying”
— Bluesky· May 2026“BBC Radio 1 Dance Radio 1's Dance Anthems: Classic dance anthems with Charlie Hedges Now Playing Oxia Domino”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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