die /daɪ/
1. a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
2. a device used for shaping metal
synset: die
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
synset: die
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"
synset: 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
2. suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
synset: die
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"
synset: die
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"
synset: 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"
synset: die
6. languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"
synset: die
7. cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"
8. to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
synset: die
9. lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
synset: die, pall, become_flat
10. disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"
synset: die
11. suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
synset: die
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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