a device used for shaping metal
"The carpenter accidentally dropped his hammer on the old die, bending it out of shape and ruining the bolt threads."
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
"The machinist carefully aligned the workpiece so the die could cut precise external threads onto the steel rod."
The cubical part of a pedestal; a plinth.
"The old manuscript contained a marginal note warning that if you die too much red pigment, the cloth will fade quickly."
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance.
Obsolete spelling of dye
In plain English: A die is a small block with numbers on its sides that you roll to decide something randomly.
"The old manuscript mentioned a vibrant die used to color the royal robes."
Usage: Do not use "die" as a noun to mean colorant; that usage is an obsolete spelling of "dye." In modern English, the noun "die" refers only to a single cube used for rolling in games or a mold for cutting shapes.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
"She died from cancer"
"The children perished in the fire"
"The patient went peacefully"
"The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
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"
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"
to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
"After striking out three times in a row, the batter finally died when he failed to touch first base before the timer expired."
suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
"Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
"The old manuscript contained a marginal note correcting the word die to its modern form, noting it was an obsolete spelling of dye."
followed by of; general use
Obsolete spelling of dye
In plain English: To die means to stop living and no longer breathe or have a heartbeat.
"The old flower finally died after the long winter."
Usage: Use die to describe the end of life or the cessation of function in living things and machines. Do not use it when referring to coloring fabric or objects, which requires the word dye.
The word "die" entered Middle English from Old Norse, where it originally meant to perish. This borrowing replaced the native Old English words for dying, which are now found in the related terms "swelt" and "starve."