Dice (noun)

1. A small cube with each of its faces numbered from 1 to 6 and used as a gambling or board game.
2. A cube-shaped device used for generating random numbers.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french deis, plural of de "die", from latin datum "something given", past participle of dare "give".

Examples:

1. He rolled the dice and got a six.
2. The game was won by the person who got the highest number on the dice.
3. They used dice to decide who would start the game.
4. The dice were thrown to determine the outcome of the bet.
5. The computer generated a number by using a dice algorithm.