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dying

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die

Verb

∙ To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death. intransitive
- ∙ followed by of; general use:
- ∙ followed by from; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine or the sciences:
- ∙ followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes:
- ∙ followed by with as an indication of direct cause: now rare
- ∙ followed by with as an indication of manner: still current
∙ To stop living and undergo (a specified death). transitive
∙ To yearn intensely. intransitive, figuratively
∙ To be utterly cut off by family or friends, as if dead. intransitive, idiomatic
∙ To become spiritually dead; to lose hope. intransitive, figuratively
∙ To be mortified or shocked by a situation. intransitive, colloquial
∙ to stop working, to break down. intransitive, of a machine
∙ To abort, to terminate (as an error condition). intransitive, of a computer program
∙ To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.
∙ To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc.
∙ To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.
∙ To disappear gradually in another surface, as where mouldings are lost in a sloped or curved face. architecture
∙ To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.
∙ To fail to evoke laughter from the audience. of a stand-up comedian or a joke

Noun

∙ (plural: dice) A regular polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance.
∙ (plural: dies) The cubical part of a pedestal, a plinth.
∙ (plural: dies) A device for cutting into a specified shape.
∙ A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)
∙ (plural: dies) A mold for forming metal or plastic objects.
∙ (plural: dies) An embossed device used in stamping coins and medals.
∙ (plural: dice or dies) An oblong chip fractured from a semiconductor wafer engineered to perform as an independent device or integrated circuit. electronics
∙ Any small cubical or square body.
∙ That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the die; hazard; chance. obsolete

dye

Noun

∙ A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

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