- Fats, real name Antoine Domino 1928–2017, US rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll pianist, singer, and songwriter. His singles include "Ain't that a Shame" (1955) and "Blueberry Hill" (1956)
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Domino /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/ n
dom•i•no1 /ˈdɑməˌnoʊ/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -noes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Games[countable] a small, flat block, the face of which has two squares, each either blank or painted with dots.
- Games dominoes, [uncountable* used with a singular verb] a game in which the ends of such pieces are matched:Dominoes is not too hard to play.
dom•i•no1
(dom′ə nō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -noes.
dom•i•no2 (dom′ə nō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -noes, -nos.
Dom•i•no (dom′ə nō′),USA pronunciation n.
- Gamesa flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- Games dominoes, (used with a sing. v.) any of various games played with such pieces, usually by matching the ends of pieces and laying the dominoes down in lines and angular patterns.
- perh. special use of domino2 1710–20
dom•i•no2 (dom′ə nō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -noes, -nos.
- Clothinga large, hooded cloak with a mask covering the eyes, worn at masquerades.
- Clothingthe mask.
- Clothinga person wearing such dress.
- Medieval Latin or Middle French: black hood worn by priests in winter; obscurely akin to Latin dominus lord
- Italian: hood and mask costume
- 1710–20
Dom•i•no (dom′ə nō′),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Antoine ("Fats''), born 1928, U.S. rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer, and composer.
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domino /ˈdɒmɪˌnəʊ/ n ( pl -noes)
- a small rectangular block used in the game of dominoes, divided on one side into two equal areas, each of which is either blank or marked with from one to six dots
domino /ˈdɒmɪˌnəʊ/ n ( pl -noes, -nos)
- a large hooded cloak worn with an eye mask at a masquerade
- the eye mask worn with such a cloak
'Domino' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ace
- domino effect
- placebo
- bone
- domino paper
- domino theory
- end
- five
- five-spot
- four
- four-spot
- one
- one-spot
- three
- three-spot
- two
- two-spot
- six
- six-spot