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dominoes

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?m?n??z/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?d?m?no?z/

Noun

dominoes

  1. plural of domino

Noun

dominoes (uncountable)

  1. Any of several games played by arranging domino tiles on a flat surface.

Translations

See also

  • domino effect

Anagrams

  • monodies

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boneyard

English

Etymology

bone +? yard

Noun

boneyard (plural boneyards)

  1. (informal) A graveyard.
  2. (dominoes) In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.
  3. (aviation, slang) A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft.
    • 1999, Naval Aviation News (volumes 82-83, page 37)
      The “Boneyard” is a place of antiques and historic symbolism, a burial ground for aircraft.
    • 2017, William A. Flanagan, Aviation Records in the Jet Age
      Beginning in December 1969, the entire fleet was retired to the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.

Synonyms

  • (graveyard): see also Thesaurus:cemetery.

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