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Nouns (3)

n. a device used for shaping metal

n. 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

dice

n. small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers

Verbs (25)

die

v. suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"

die

v. disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"

die

v. to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player

die

v. 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"

die

v. languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"

die

v. feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"

die

v. suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"

die out

v. cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"

pall, become flat

v. lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"

exit, go, decease, expire, pass away, perish, pip out

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

break, fail, go, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. 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"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (168)

cast, mold, mould

n. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

dice, die

n. small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers

die

n. 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

pattern, figure, design

n. a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

cast, mold, mould

n. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

dice, die

n. small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers

die

n. a device used for shaping metal

pattern, figure, design

n. a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

cast, mold, mould

n. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

die

n. 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

die

n. a device used for shaping metal

pattern, figure, design

n. a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

exit, go, die, decease, expire, pass away, perish, pip out

fade, fade out

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

lessen, subside

v. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

leave, depart

v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

pall, die, become flat

v. lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"

ebb

v. flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

wane

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

bleach, decolor, decolorize, discolorize, remove color from, bleach out

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

taper

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

waste, waste away, diminish

v. become diminished

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

lapse

v. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

pass, work, airt, make one's way, work one's way

v. go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

withdraw, bow out

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

leave, exit, go out, get out

v. move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"

retire, go into retirement

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

crash, break up, break apart

v. break violently or noisily; smash;

tumble, collapse, break down, crumble, crumple

v. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

fall

v. pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"

pry, jimmy, lever, prise

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

break, interrupt, end prematurely

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

break, break in

v. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

break, damp, dampen, weaken, soften

v. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

decline, worsen, grow worse, get worse

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

drop, degenerate, deteriorate

v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, lose substance

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

waste, languish, waste away, pine away

v. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

fade, languish

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

drop, sink, drop down

v. fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

weaken, make weak, make weaker

v. lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"

sink, slump, slide down

v. fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

wane

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

wane, decrease in phase

v. of the moon

Synonyms (7)

die down, die back

v. suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back"

weaken, become weak, die down, get weak, get weaker

v. become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

Antonyms (33)

come into existence, be born

v. come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"

come through, make it, pull through, survive

v. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

revive, come to, regain consciousness

v. return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, become better

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

wear, hold out, endure

v. last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

finish, complete

v. come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"

gain, gain weight, get fatter, put on weight

v. increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

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