Dominoes is a game of matching numbered tiles end to end. Play dominoes, a set of dominoes, lay a domino.
The game takes a singular verb: dominoes is played everywhere. The standard set runs to double six, though larger ones exist. The domino effect is the metaphor of one falling tile knocking over the next, used constantly in politics.
1noundominoesA game of matching numbered tiles end to end.
“The old men sat outside the café playing dominoes all afternoon.”
dominoes is a game.