Dice vs. Die
Difference Between Dice and Die
Dicenoun
(uncountable) Gaming with one or more dice.
Dieverb
(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
Dicenoun
A die.
Dieverb
followed by of; general use:
Dicenoun
That which has been diced.
Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice.Dieverb
followed by from; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicineSciences:}}
Diceverb
(intransitive) To play dice.
Dieverb
followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes:
Diceverb
(transitive) To cut into small cubes.
Dieverb
followed by with as an indication of direct cause:
Diceverb
(transitive) To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
Dieverb
(still current) followed by with as an indication of manner:
She died with dignity.Dicenoun
small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
Dieverb
(transitive) To stop living and undergo (a specified death).
He died a hero's death.They died a thousand deaths.Diceverb
cut into cubes;
cube the cheeseDieverb
To yearn intensely.
Diceverb
play dice
Dieverb
(intransitive) To be utterly cut off by family or friends, as if dead.
The day our sister eloped, she died to our mother.Dieverb
To become spiritually dead; to lose hope.
He died a little inside each time she refused to speak to him.Dieverb
To be mortified or shocked by a situation.
If anyone sees me wearing this ridiculous outfit, I'll die.Dieverb
To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.
When I found out my two favorite musicians would be recording an album together, I literally planned my own funeral arrangements and died.Dieverb
To stop working, to break down.
My car died in the middle of the freeway this morning.Dieverb
To abort, to terminate (as an error condition).
Dieverb
To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.
Dieverb
To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc.
Dieverb
(often with "to") To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.
to die to pleasure or to sinDieverb
To be killed by an enemy. Usually followed by to or another preposition.
I can't believe I just died to a squirrel!Dieverb
(architecture) To disappear gradually in another surface, as where mouldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.
Dieverb
To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.
Dieverb
(of a stand-up comedian or a joke) To fail to evoke laughter from the audience.
Then there was that time I died onstage in Montreal...Dieverb
obsolete spelling of dye
Dienoun
The cubical part of a pedestal, a plinth.
Dienoun
A device for cutting into a specified shape.
Dienoun
A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)
Dienoun
A mold for forming metal or plastic objects.
Dienoun
An embossed device used in stamping coins and medals.
Dienoun
(electronics) (plural also dice) An oblong chip fractured from a semiconductor wafer engineered to perform as an independent device or integrated circuit.
Dienoun
Any small cubical or square body.
Dienoun
A regular polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance.
Dienoun
(obsolete) That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the die; hazard; chance.
Dienoun
(electronics) (plural also dies) An oblong chip fractured from a semiconductor wafer engineered to perform as an independent device or integrated circuit.
Dienoun
obsolete spelling of dye
Dienoun
small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
Dienoun
a device used for shaping metal
Dienoun
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
Dieverb
pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;
She died from cancerThey children perished in the fireThe patient went peacefullyDieverb
suffer or face the pain of death;
Martyrs may die every day for their faithDieverb
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 discoveredWe almost died laughing during the showDieverb
stop operating or functioning;
The engine finally wentThe car died on the roadThe bus we travelled in broke down on the way to townThe coffee maker brokeThe engine failed on the way to townher eyesight went after the accidentDieverb
feel indifferent towards;
She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monasteryDieverb
languish as with love or desire;
She dying for a cigaretteI was dying to leaveDieverb
cut or shape with a die;
Die out leather for beltsDieverb
to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
Dieverb
lose sparkle or bouquet;
wine and beer can pallDieverb
disappear or come to an end;
Their anger diedMy secret will die with me!Dieverb
suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense);
Whosoever..believes in me shall never die
