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cointoss

cointoss is the rare 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 cointoss

pluralcointosses

Questions about cointoss

What is cointoss the rare form of?
Cointoss is the rare form of coin toss.

Words near cointoss in the dictionary

  1. cointersection
  2. cointersections
  3. cointersects
  4. cointervention
  5. cointerventions
  6. cointoss
  7. cointosses
  8. cointoxication
  9. cointreau
  10. cointreaux
  11. cointroduce

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cointoss (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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