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dominolike

adj

Etymology

From domino + -like.

  1. derived from domino
  2. borrowed from domino
  3. suffixed as dominolike — “domino + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a domino (game piece), especially in having the…

    Resembling or characteristic of a domino (game piece), especially in having the propensity to tumble in a chain reaction.

    • Any failure in the cableway system would have a dominolike effect on the entire project, upsetting the pouring timetable, snarling rail traffic […]
    • He also feared that Vietnam's fall would lead to dominolike communist successes in Southeast Asia.
    • This same event was repeated in a dominolike sequence as motorists on both sides of the road hastened to undo their automatic reaction […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA