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die

/daɪ/
Meanings
  • noun

    An object used in playing certain games, such as dice or Yahtzee, which have six faces numbered from 1 to 6.

    - "He rolled a die and got a six."
    - "The game requires the use of multiple dice."
  • noun

    The cessation of the existence of an organism or living being, typically represented by the cessation of the functions of the body.

    - "The plant died due to lack of water."
    - "The elderly man took his own life."
Pronunciation
  1. /daɪ/



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  2. /daɪ/



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Synonyms

be no more , bite the big one , bite the dust , buy the farm , cease to be , check out , cross over , cross the river , expire , give up the ghost , go to meet one's maker , hop off the twig , join the choir invisible , kick the bucket , pass , pass away , pass on , push up the daisies , shuffle off this mortal coil , stiff , succumb , cube of chance , cube of fortune , colourant , tincture , shade , stain , streak , tint
Rhymes
Words rhyming with die
tide , hide , ride
Homophones
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  1. dye (English) : To color (textiles, fabric, or hair) by soaking in a liquid.

  2. dive (English) : To enter water by jumping or falling from a height or pushing off from the ground or a pier or a boat.

Variants
List of all variants of die that leads to same result
die , die hard , die on the vine , die on the vines , died , died hard , died on the vine , died on the vines , dies , dies hard , dies on the vine , dying , dying hard , dying on the vine , dying on the vines , to die for , dice , die-hard , die-hardism , die-hardisms , diehard , diehards , die-off , die-offs , die off , died off , dies off , dying off , die out , died out , dies out , dying out , die away , died away , dies away , dying away , die before her time , die before his time , die before one's time , die before their time , die down , died down , dies down , dying down , die from hunger , die from/of hunger , die of hunger
Etymology
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Old English 'deogan' meaning 'to die'.

Trivia
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  1. The plural form of die is dice.

  2. The smallest number that can be rolled on a single die is 1, and the largest number is 6.

  3. In ancient Rome, dice were made from animal bones or ivory.

  4. The word 'die' is also used as a verb meaning 'to pass away or cease to exist'.

Related Concepts
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  1. gambling: The act of playing games of chance for stakes.

  2. probability: The likelihood or chance that something will happen.

Culture
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The die has been used as a symbol of fate, chance, and mortality throughout history. In literature, the die has appeared in various works, such as Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', where Caesar rolls the die before his assassination.

How to Memorize "die"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a cube-shaped object with six faces numbered from 1 to 6.
    - Visualize rolling the die and watching it come to a stop.
    - Visualize the number that lands face up.

  2. associate

    - Associate the die with games, such as Monopoly or Yahtzee.
    - Associate the die with the number that lands face up.
    - Associate the die with rolling and chance.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'DICE' to remember the numbers on a die: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
    - Use the phrase 'Every Saint Has a Past, Every Sinner Has a Future' to remember the sequence of numbers on a die.

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