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Dec 1, 2009
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Synonyms for die

Noun

1. dice, die, cube, square block
usage: small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
2. die, shaping tool
usage: a device used for shaping metal
3. die, cutter, cutlery, cutting tool
usage: 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

Verb

1. die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, change state, turn, die out, die off, die down, die down
usage: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"
2. die, suffer, endure
usage: suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
3. die, break down, lose it, snap
usage: 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"
4. fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down, change
usage: 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"
5. die, feel, experience
usage: feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"
6. die, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
usage: languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"
7. die, die out, cut out
usage: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"
8. die, play
usage: to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
9. die, pall, become flat, change
usage: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
10. die, disappear, vanish, go away
usage: disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"
11. die
usage: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
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