The situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events.

(dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.

(intransitive) To collapse in the manner of dominoes. / (transitive) To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.

(law, US) The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway.

Life at home; homelife. / (in the plural) Domestic chores; housework. / Affection for the home and its material comforts.

(historical) The Book of Winchester; the principal record of the Domesday survey of England carried out in 1086 for William the Conqueror, comprising of two volumes: the Great Domesday Book and the Little Domesday Book.

(usually in the plural) One of the volumes of the Domesday Book. / (figuratively) A record of any other Norman survey.

(historical) Any of the self-governing nations of the British Commonwealth until 1949.

Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy. / predominance; ascendancy / (sometimes figuratively) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.

(formal) A home or residence. / (law) A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.