plural of die (when used in the sense of a pattern)
"The artist examined the intricate dies that would be pressed into the clay to create uniform tiles."
In plain English: Dies are metal blocks with shaped holes used to cut material into specific forms during manufacturing.
"The dies struck his hands, leaving deep scars from years in the factory."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of die
"The old clock stops every time it dies, leaving the room in silence."
In plain English: To die means to stop living and no longer breathe, think, or feel anything at all.
"My favorite flower dies when I forget to water it during summer."
One of the Protogenoi, the Protogenos personification of day. She is the daughter of fellow Protogenoi, Nox/Nyx (Night) and Erebus (Darkness), and sister-wife of Aether. She is the Roman counterpart of Hemera.
"The ancient Greeks worshipped Dies as one of the Protogenoi who personified the arrival of day."
The word comes from the Latin dies, which meant "day." It traveled into English to describe a twenty-four-hour period.