1. to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
2. (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips.
3. to lose force, strength, or active qualities: Superstitions die slowly.
4. to cease to function; stop: The motor died.
5. to be no longer subject; become indifferent: to die to worldly matters.
6. to pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usually followed by away, out, or down): The storm slowly died down.
7. to lose spiritual life.
8. to faint or languish.
9. to suffer as if fatally: I'm dying of boredom!
10. to pine with desire, love, longing, etc.: I'm dying to see my home again.
11. to desire or want keenly or greatly: I'm dying for a cup of coffee.

12. (of a sound) to become weaker or fainter and then cease: The hoofbeats gradually died away.
13. to become calm or quiet; subside.
14. to die one after another until the number is greatly reduced: Her friends are dying off.
15. die out,
• to cease to exist; become extinct: Both lines of the family died out before the turn of the century.
• to die away; fade; subside: The roar of the engines died out as the rocket vanished into the clouds.

16. die hard,
• to die only after a bitter struggle.
• to give way or surrender slowly or with difficulty: Childhood beliefs die hard.
17. (of a performance) to be received with silence rather than applause.
18. never give up hope; never abandon one's efforts.
19. stunning; remarkable: That dress is to die for.

1. Machinery.
• any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
• a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
• one of the separate pieces of such a device.
• a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
2. an engraved stamp for impressing a design upon some softer material, as in coining money.
3. singular of dice.
4. dado (def. 1).

5. to impress, shape, or cut with a die.

6. the irrevocable decision has been made; fate has taken charge: The die is cast—I can't turn back.

1. (of an organism or its cells, organs, etc) to cease all biological activity permanently
2. (of something inanimate) to cease to exist; come to an end
3. to lose strength, power, or energy, esp by degrees
4. to become calm or quiet; subside
5. to stop functioning
6. to languish or pine, as with love, longing, etc
7. to be nearly overcome (with laughter, boredom, etc)
8. to lack spiritual life within the soul, thus separating it from God and leading to eternal punishment
9. to undergo or suffer (a death of a specified kind) (esp in phrases such as die a saintly death)
10. to become indifferent or apathetic (to)
11. never give up
12. to cease to exist after resistance or a struggle
13. to die while still working or active, prior to retirement
14. to be eager or desperate (for something or to do something)
15. highly desirable

• a shaped block of metal or other hard material used to cut or form metal in a drop forge, press, or similar device
• a tool of metal, silicon carbide, or other hard material with a conical hole through which wires, rods, or tubes are drawn to reduce their diameter
2. an internally-threaded tool for cutting external threads
3. a casting mould giving accurate dimensions and a good surface to the object cast
4. the dado of a pedestal, usually cubic
5. another name for dice (def. 2)
6. perfectly honest
7. the decision that commits a person irrevocably to an action has been taken

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