Used in a Sentence

domino

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for domino.

Editorial note

That bust could set off a domino chain reaction, which is why the leadership is so desperately and shamelessly trying to prop it up.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of domino gathered in one view.

noun

A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.

noun

The mask itself.

noun

The person wearing the costume.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for domino.

noun

A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.

noun

(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.

Example sentences

1

That bust could set off a domino chain reaction, which is why the leadership is so desperately and shamelessly trying to prop it up.

2

There are actually two products: XControls.org, which augments IBM Domino XPages and also XComponents.org for an Angular.js environment.

3

It'll take a single IPO flop to start the bubble bursting domino run just like v1.

4

The domino theory was a good one, because, as you point out yourself, it described the explicit modus operandi of the communists.

5

Their IPO was a pretty big flop and there has been no domino run.

6

Hi guys, I'm a founder at Domino Data Lab (one of the other companies mentioned in the article).

7

They said that once one wall falls, it creates a domino effect.

8

There would have been a domino effect as more people in red states cancelled their insurance and left only the very sick with insurance.

9

Can I manipulate and influence their level of taboo response through word choice, telegraphing, inflammation method, or meta-level domino puppetry?

10

Seems to me that this is the first domino to fall...

11

> It'll take a single IPO flop to start the bubble bursting domino run just like v1.

12

The article describes the response of the architect/engineer of the Citicorp Tower, when he realized that the building would topple like a domino in winds that could be expected at least once every 16 years.

Quote examples

1

The so-called "domino theory" hypothesized that Communism could be modeled as a sort of ideological contagion.

2

Whether a domino has a website on it does not indicate whether its use is "trivial".

3

It failed because the "domino" states represented an additional support burden on the Communist core states of Russia and China, who were themselves split ideologically.

4

We're witnessing the weakest domino fall but there are many in the chain, and in all cases, pretending that people should "just pay their debts" is simplistic and ignorant of the unfair transfer of wealth happening before our eyes.

Proper noun examples

1

What did they say about Pizza Hut and Domino's in the late 60's?

2

That's nearly the same area as half of a medium Domino's pizza.

3

If we could implement a brain-sized (by number of neurons) neural network in the area as half of a medium Domino's pizza, that seems like a damn good achievement to me!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use domino in a sentence?

That bust could set off a domino chain reaction, which is why the leadership is so desperately and shamelessly trying to prop it up.

What does domino mean?

A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.

What part of speech is domino?

domino is commonly used as noun.