2012.08.02

dice
1.(n)
=>any game involving chance in which dice are thrown
Let's play dice.
2.(v)
=>to cut food into small squares
Peel and dice the potatoes.
diced carrots

disparate
=>different in every way
The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.

populate
=>If an area is populated by people or animals, they live in that area
The inner cities are no longer densely populated.
The river is populated mainly by smaller species of fish.
=>to live in an area or place
The settlers began to move inland and populate the river valleys
=>[specialized] to automatically add information to a list or table on a computer
There are several ways to populate the database.

detour
=>a different or indirect route to a place, that is used to avoid a problem or to visit somewhere or do something
You'd be wise to make/ US also take a detour to avoid the roadworks.

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