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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
die
n 1: a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in
gambling to generate random numbers [syn: die, dice]
2: a device used for shaping metal
3: a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for
cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or
pipes or rods
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit,
pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in
one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost,
drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant:
be born]
2: suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day
for their faith"
3: be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense
emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was
dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered";
"We almost died laughing during the show"
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after
the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give way, die,
give out, conk out, go, break, break down]
5: feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and
eventually entered a monastery"
6: languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette";
"I was dying to leave"
7: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" [syn:
die, die out]
8: to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
9: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" [syn:
die, pall, become flat]
10: disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret
will die with me!"
11: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense);
"Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Die \Die\, n.; pl. in 1 and (usually) in 2, Dice (d[imac]s);
in 4 & 5, Dies (d[imac]z). [OE. dee, die, F. d['e], fr. L.
datus given, thrown, p. p. of dare to give, throw. See Date
a point of time.]
1. A small cube, marked on its faces with spots from one to
six, and used in playing games by being shaken in a box
and thrown from it. See Dice.
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2. Any small cubical or square body.
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Words . . . pasted upon little flat tablets or dies.
--Watts.
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3. That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the
die; hazard; chance.
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Such is the die of war. --Spenser.
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4. (Arch.) That part of a pedestal included between base and
cornice; the dado.
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5. (Mach.)
(a) A metal or plate (often one of a pair) so cut or
shaped as to give a certain desired form to, or
impress any desired device on, an object or surface,
by pressure or by a blow; used in forging metals,
coining, striking up sheet metal, etc.
(b) A perforated block, commonly of hardened steel used in
connection with a punch, for punching holes, as
through plates, or blanks from plates, or for forming
cups or capsules, as from sheet metal, by drawing.
(c) A hollow internally threaded screw-cutting tool, made
in one piece or composed of several parts, for forming
screw threads on bolts, etc.; one of the separate
parts which make up such a tool.
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Cutting die (Mech.), a thin, deep steel frame, sharpened to
a cutting edge, for cutting out articles from leather,
cloth, paper, etc.
The die is cast, the hazard must be run; the step is taken,
and it is too late to draw back; the last chance is taken.
Diecian
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Die \Die\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Died; p. pr. & vb. n. Dying.]
[OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to
Dan. d["o]e, Sw. d["o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to
harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen,
OSlav. daviti to choke, Lith. dovyti to torment. Cf. Dead,
Death.]
1. To pass from an animate to a lifeless state; to cease to
live; to suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of
the vital functions; to become dead; to expire; to perish;
-- said of animals and vegetables; often with of, by,
with, from, and rarely for, before the cause or occasion
of death; as, to die of disease or hardships; to die by
fire or the sword; to die with horror at the thought.
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To die by the roadside of grief and hunger.
--Macaulay.
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She will die from want of care. --Tennyson.
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2. To suffer death; to lose life.
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In due time Christ died for the ungodly. --Rom. v.
6.
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3. To perish in any manner; to cease; to become lost or
extinct; to be extinguished.
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Letting the secret die within his own breast.
--Spectator.
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Great deeds can not die. --Tennyson.
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4. To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness,
discouragement, love, etc.
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His heart died within, and he became as a stone. --1
Sam. xxv. 37.
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The young men acknowledged, in love letters, that
they died for Rebecca. --Tatler.
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5. To become indifferent; to cease to be subject; as, to die
to pleasure or to sin.
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6. To recede and grow fainter; to become imperceptible; to
vanish; -- often with out or away.
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Blemishes may die away and disappear amidst the
brightness. --Spectator.
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7. (Arch.) To disappear gradually in another surface, as
where moldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.
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8. To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.
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To die in the last ditch, to fight till death; to die
rather than surrender.
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"There is one certain way," replied the Prince
[William of Orange] " by which I can be sure never
to see my country's ruin, -- I will die in the last
ditch." --Hume (Hist.
of Eng. ).
To die out, to cease gradually; as, the prejudice has died
out.
Syn: To expire; decease; perish; depart; vanish.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
dice \dice\ (d[imac]s), n.; pl. of Die.
Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also,
the game played with dice. See Die, n.
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dice coal, a kind of coal easily splitting into cubical
fragments. --Brande & C.
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5. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) |
die
v.
Syn. crash. Unlike crash, which is used primarily of hardware, this
verb is used of both hardware and software. See also go flatline,
casters-up mode.
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6. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) |
die
1. crash. Unlike crash, which is used primarily
of hardware, this verb is used of both hardware and software.
See also go flatline, casters-up mode.
2. Plural: dies. An unpackaged integrated
circuit.
[Jargon File]
(2002-12-09)
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7. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
DIET. An assembly held by persons having authority to manage the public
affairs of the nation. In Germany, such assemblies are known by this name:
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8. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) |
DIE, n. The singular of "dice." We seldom hear the word, because
there is a prohibitory proverb, "Never say die." At long intervals,
however, some one says: "The die is cast," which is not true, for it
is cut. The word is found in an immortal couplet by that eminent poet
and domestic economist, Senator Depew:
A cube of cheese no larger than a die
May bait the trap to catch a nibbling mie.
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Thesaurus Results for Die:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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