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die

[däɪ̯]noun, verb1 syllable

Die means: stop operating or functioning.

Synonyms for die43

noun, as in a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

dice

verb, as in stop operating or functioning

fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, go, break, break down, decease, perish, exit, pass away, expire, pass
and 10 more, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it

verb, as in pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

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
and 10 more, choke, croak, snuff it, fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, break, break down

verb, as in suffer or face the pain of death

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

verb, as in lose sparkle or bouquet

pall, become flat

verb, as in cut or shape with a die

die out

also used for die

assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord, bite the big one, bite the biscuit, bite the dust, buy it, cark it, cash in, cube of chance

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Opposites of die

be born

What does die mean?14

verb

1

stop operating or functioning“The engine finally went”

2

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life“She died from cancer”

3

suffer or face the pain of death“Martyrs may die every day for their faith”

4

lose sparkle or bouquet“wine and beer can pall”

5

cut or shape with a die“Die out leather for belts”

6

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”

7

feel indifferent towards“She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery”

8

languish as with love or desire“She's dying for a cigarette”

9

to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player

10

disappear or come to an end“Their anger died”

11

suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)“Whosoever … believes in me shall never die”

noun

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

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with die?60

three syllables

fbi
Show 40 near rhymes
liketimerightlifewhilefindmightnighttimeslivewhitesidelinefivekindguysmindnicelightchildbehindquitesometimestypeoutsidefightfinepricewifesiteeyesdiedinsiderightsdesigntriedprovidedrivesizestyle

All 60 rhymes for die, grouped by syllable

Die in a sentence

  • Even in the worst case, she will not die of such an illness.orcrist
  • Death is certain to all, all shall die.unknown
  • But for air, all living things would die.Objectivesea
  • As a man lives, so shall he die.unknown
  • We are born crying, spend our lives complaining, and die disappointed.CM
  • As soon as man is born, he begins to die.shekitten
  • If it were not for the sun, we would all die.CC
  • He survived the crash, only to die in the desert.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of die

as a noun

plural
dies

as a verb

past tense
died
present participle
dying
third-person singular
dies
past participle
died