dies

Meanings

• Verb

  To stop living or functioning; to pass from existence; to cease to be alive.

  - "The old tree dies in the winter."
  - "My grandfather died last year."
  - "The patient died after the surgery."

• Noun

  A small rectangular piece of wood, plastic, or bone, on which a person marks an X or an O in playing games such as tic-tac-toe or checkers.

  - "I won the game because I placed my die on the winning square."
  - "The children were playing with their dice."
  - "The dice rolled a six."

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Pronunciation

1. /daɪz/
   
   
   
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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 , colourant , tincture , shade , stain , streak , tint

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dies
try , lie , spry , sky , tie , buy , cry , fly , sky-high

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Dye (en) : A substance used for coloring other substances, especially textiles, in a distinctive color.
   

2. Dive (en) : To move quickly and headlong into or toward something, typically into water.
   

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Homophones

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1. Dae (en) : A person named Dae
   

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Variants

List of all variants of dies that leads to same result
dice , die , dies , die hard , die on the vine , die on the vines , died , died hard , died on the vine , died on the vines , dies hard , dies on the vine , dying , dying hard , dying on the vine , dying on the vines , to die for , Dies Irae , dies faustus , dies infaustus , dies irae , truditur dies die , die off , died off , dies off , dying off , die out , died out , dies out , dying out , die away , died away , dies away , dying away

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Forms

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dies (Verb) - past tense: died, past participle: died; dies (Noun) - plural: dice

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Etymology

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Old English 'deogan' meaning 'to perish, die'. The word 'die' as a noun comes from Old English 'dēor' meaning 'death'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'dies' is derived from the Old English word 'deogan', which means 'to perish, die'.

2. The plural form of 'die' is 'dice'.

3. In tic-tac-toe, the player who gets three of their marks in a row is the winner, while the other player's marks are said to have 'died'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Life Cycle: The series of stages that a organism goes through from birth to death.

2. Death: The cessation of life.

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Culture

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In literature, 'dies' is often used metaphorically to describe the end of an era or the passing of time. In art, 'dies' can represent the cycle of life and death, and is often depicted in sculptures and paintings. In music, 'dies' is a term used in music theory to describe the final chord in a piece.

How to Memorize "dies"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tree losing its leaves and eventually falling over, representing the concept of 'dies' as the end of life.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dies' with the image of an hourglass, representing the passing of time.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Dies is for Dying' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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