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coin-toss

coin-toss is the alternative form of coin toss.

Meaning of coin toss

Noun

coin toss (plural coin tosses)

  1. A particular instance where a coin is launched in the air, and whichever side that it lands on finalises a decision.
    • Australia won the coin toss and chose to bat first.
  2. (figuratively) An uncertain selection between two outcomes of similar likelihood, or between two objects of similar quality.
    Synonyms:
    coin flip, toss-up

Forms of coin-toss

pluralcoin-tosses

Questions about coin-toss

What is coin-toss the alternative form of?
Coin-toss is the alternative form of coin toss.

Words near coin-toss in the dictionary

  1. COIN-OR
  2. coin-slot
  3. coin-slots
  4. coin-sword
  5. coin-swords
  6. coin-toss
  7. coin-tosser
  8. coin-tossers
  9. coin-tosses
  10. coinable
  11. coinage

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coin-toss (page history and authors); coin toss (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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