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die > 14 senses
NOUN1die, diceSmall cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces
2dieA device used for shaping metal
3dieA cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
VERB1die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, passPass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
2dieSuffer or face the pain of death
3dieBe brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
4die, fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, go, break, break downStop operating or functioning
5dieFeel indifferent towards
6dieLanguish as with love or desire
7die, die outCut or shape with a die
8dieTo be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
9die, pall, become flatLose sparkle or bouquet
10dieDisappear or come to an end
11dieSuffer spiritual death
die > pronunciation
Soundsday'
Rhymesdye
die > noun 1, artifact
MeaningSmall cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces. Used to generate random numbers.
Synonymsdice
Narrowerfive-spot; four-spot; six-spot
Broadercube, square block
die > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA device used for shaping metal.
Narrowerstamp
Broadershaping tool
Verbsdie
die > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods.
Broadercutter, cutlery, cutting tool
Verbsdie
die > verb 1, change
MeaningPass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"She died from cancer"
Synonymsdecease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
Caused bykill
Entailed byleave, leave behind
Narrowersuffocate, stifle, asphyxiate; buy it, pip out; drown; kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it; predecease; starve, famish; fall; succumb, yield
Broaderchange state, turn
Contrarybe born
Similar tofail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down; die
See alsodie out, die off; die down; die down
Nounsdeath; Death; death; death; death; death
die > verb 2, perception
MeaningSuffer or face the pain of death.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
Broadersuffer, endure
Similar todie, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
Nounsdeath; Death; death; death; death; death
die > verb 3, emotion
MeaningBe brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame.
PatternSomebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Examples"We almost died laughing during the show"
Broaderbreak down, lose it, snap
die > verb 4, change
MeaningStop operating or functioning.
PatternSomething ----s
ModelThese cars won't die
Examples"The car died on the road"
Synonymsfail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
Narrowercrash, go down; blow out, burn out, blow; misfire; malfunction, misfunction
Broaderchange
Similar tobreak; die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
die > verb 5, emotion
MeaningFeel indifferent towards.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Examples"She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"
Broaderfeel, experience
die > verb 6, emotion
MeaningLanguish as with love or desire.
PatternSomebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Broaderache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
die > verb 7, contact
MeaningCut or shape with a die.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"Die out leather for belts"
Synonymsdie out
Broadercut out
Nounsdie; die
die > verb 8, competition
MeaningTo be on base at the end of an inning, of a player.
PatternSomebody ----s
Categorybaseball, baseball game, ball
Broaderplay
die > verb 9, change
MeaningLose sparkle or bouquet.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymspall, become flat
Caused bypall
Broaderchange
die > verb 10, change
MeaningDisappear or come to an end.
PatternSomething ----s
ModelThe business is going to die
Examples"Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"
Broaderdisappear, vanish, go away
Nounsdeath; death, dying
die > verb 11, change
MeaningSuffer spiritual death. Be damned (in the religious sense).
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
Categoryreligion, faith, religious belief

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