die¹ /dī/

1. To lose life
2. To perish
3. To wither
4. (of an engine) to stop working
5. To languish, suffer, long, or be very eager (for), esp in be dying for (informal)
6. To be overcome by the effects (of)
7. To merge. See also dying

dieˈ-away adjective

Languishing, fading

dieˈhard noun

1. An irreconcilable conservative
2. A resolute, obstinate or dauntless person

adjective

1. Irreconcilably conservative
2. Resolute, obstinate

die away

To disappear by degrees, become gradually inaudible

die back (botany)

To die by degrees from the tip backwards (dieˈback noun)

die down

1. To subside
2. (of plants) to die above ground, leaving only roots or rootstocks

die game

To keep up one's spirit to the last

die hard

1. To struggle hard against death, to be long in dying
2. To be difficult to suppress, eradicate, or persuade

die off

To die quickly or in large numbers

die out

To become extinct, to disappear

die the death (theatre slang)

To arouse no response from one's audience

never say die

Never give up

to die for (informal)

Highly desirable or alluring

die² /dī/

1. A stamp for impressing coins, etc
2. A cubical part of a pedestal
3. Applied to various tools for shaping things by stamping or cutting
4. (pl dice) same as dice¹

dieˈ-cast transitive verb

To shape (metal or plastic) by casting in a metal mould

dieˈ-casting noun

dieˈ-sinkˈer noun

dieˈ-sinkˈing noun

The engraving of dies for embossing, etc

dieˈ-stock noun

A contrivance for holding the dies used in screw-cutting

dieˈ-work noun

Ornamentation of a metal surface by impressions with a die

straight as a die

(ie a gaming dice) completely honest

the die is cast

1. An irrevocable step has been taken
2. There is no turning back now

dice¹ /dīs/

1. (also die) a small cube with faces numbered or otherwise distinguished, thrown in games of chance, etc
2. A small cubical piece
3. A game of chance

1. To play with dice
2. To take great risks

1. To cut into dice
2. To chequer

diced adjective

1. Ornamented with a chequered pattern
2. Cut into dice

d īcˈer noun

d īcˈey adjective (informal)

1. Risky
2. Tricky
3. Uncertain in result

d īcˈing noun

1. A chequered pattern
2. Dice-playing

diceˈ-box noun

A box from which dice are thrown

diceˈ-coal noun

A coal that breaks into cubical blocks

diceˈ-play noun

diceˈ-player noun

dice with death

To take great risks

no dice

1. No answer, or a negative answer
2. No success

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