domino

noun

Definition of dominonext
1
as in mask

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as in manta

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Recent Examples of domino Days later, Kelce tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at her Kansas City show, the first domino to fall in the couple’s fabled romance. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 July 2026 For every player moved, every domino that’s fallen as Leon Rose and his front-office staff have constructed the greatest roster in Knicks history. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 The other big domino is general manager Chris MacFarland. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 31 May 2026 Yet on Monday night, as records tumbled like dominoes, that band appeared narrower still, distilling a view of the market at a time when its participants hope its recovery continues. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for domino
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domino
  1. mask
  2. manta
  3. veil
  4. capuchin
  5. visor
  6. palatine
  7. camouflage
  8. burnoose
Noun
  • But in each event—in the living act, the undoubted deed—there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • How To Clean Dryer Vents Put on protective equipment – dust mask and eye goggles.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
Definition of mask
Noun
  • The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll.
    — Jonny Bierman, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Watching a documentary about mantas, reef sharks, or this area is one thing.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of manta
Noun
  • The nineteenth-century lace veil was found in an antiques market and secured with Grace Kelly's Cartier tiara.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
  • The strapless corset gown had a sheer illusion jacket embellished with pearls and was paired with a cathedral veil.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of veil
Noun
  • The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026
  • Shawnee has a special permit carved out for Frankie, a capuchin monkey that’s lived in a pet store for nearly two decades.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of capuchin
Noun
  • Will Ferrell repped Team USA with a jersey paired with a white visor.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Other model-specific details include Union Jacks embossed onto the sun visors, an Earls Court 1951 logo stitched into the headrests, and a wooden gear shifter.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
Definition of visor
Noun
  • The palatine tonsils are the ones seen at the back of the throat.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor.
    — Allison Stanger, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Definition of palatine
Noun
  • The resident of the house answered the door, and was met by a man wearing a gray sweatshirt and jeans, with a camouflage mask or bandana covering his mouth.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Her childhood became a scavenger hunt for answers, but her parents were masters of camouflage.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of camouflage
Noun
  • For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.
    — Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
  • On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015
Definition of burnoose

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