English dictionary: words starting with die

Meanings of Die:

verb

(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living.

Usage examples:

He died of tuberculosis

noun

Singular form of dice.

Meanings of Die away:

phrasal verb

Become less in amount or intensity

Meanings of Die for:

idiom

Excellent or to be strongly wished for

Usage examples:

She has a figure to die for., that chocolate cake is to die for., they sell beautiful shoes and to-…

Meanings of Die off:

phrasal verb

Become extinct

Meanings of Die-back:

phrasal verb

Suffer from a disease that kills shoots

Meanings of Die-cast:

verb

To make something by pouring liquid metal, plastic, etc., usually under pressure, into a mould (= hollow container)

Usage examples:

A die-cast toy, they make die-casts of famous tv vehicles.

Meanings of Die-do:

idiom

Said when you are in a situation in which you must take a big risk in order to avoid failure

Usage examples:

On tuesday, it's do or die in the final game.

Meanings of Die-down:

phrasal verb

Suffer from a disease that kills shoots

Meanings of Die-hard:

idiom

If a belief or way of behaving dies hard, it takes a long time to disappear, and is not given up easily

Usage examples:

Old habits die hard.

Meanings of Die-out:

phrasal verb

Become extinct

Meanings of Dieback:

noun

A condition in which a tree or shrub begins to die from the tip of its leaves or roots backwards, owing to disease or an unfavourable environment.

Usage examples:

Any sign of browning or other discoloration could be the onset of dieback

Meanings of Died:

verb

(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living.

Usage examples:

He died of tuberculosis

noun

A device for cutting or moulding metal into a particular shape.

Usage examples:

Test pieces should be first cut with a die and then buffed

Meanings of Died-out:

phrasal verb

To become less common and finally stop existing

Usage examples:

Dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.

Meanings of Dieffenbachia:

noun

A plant of a genus that includes dumb cane and its relatives.

Usage examples:

The wide leaves of the dieffenbachias tend to hold dust and this might obstruct their breathing.

Meanings of Diegesis:

noun

A narrative or plot, typically in a film.

Usage examples:

It is true that the tropes and symbols that actualize the structure of the lyric, and the diegesis …

Meanings of Diego:

noun

A large city in the western us state of california

Usage examples:

He is currently training in san diego., beaches were closed from san diego to santa barbara.

Meanings of Diehard:

noun

A person who strongly opposes change or who continues to support something in spite of opposition.

Usage examples:

A diehard yankees fan

adjective

Unwilling to change or give up your ideas or ways of behaving, even when there are good reasons to do so

Usage examples:

A diehard conservative

Meanings of Diehards:

noun

A person who strongly opposes change or who continues to support something in spite of opposition.

Usage examples:

A diehard yankees fan

adjective

Unwilling to change or give up your ideas or ways of behaving, even when there are good reasons to do so

Usage examples:

A diehard conservative

Meanings of Dieing:

adjective

On the point of death.

Usage examples:

He visited his dying mother

Meanings of Diel:

adjective

Denoting or involving a period of twenty-four hours.

Usage examples:

Tidal and diel cycles

Meanings of Dieldrin:

noun

A toxic insecticide produced by the oxidation of aldrin, now largely banned because of its persistence in the environment.

Usage examples:

Many pesticides which were once very familiar contaminants - ddt, aldrin, dieldrin, and toxaphene -…

Meanings of Dieldrins:

noun

A toxic insecticide produced by the oxidation of aldrin, now largely banned because of its persistence in the environment.

Usage examples:

Many pesticides which were once very familiar contaminants - ddt, aldrin, dieldrin, and toxaphene -…

Meanings of Dielectric:

adjective

Having the property of transmitting electric force without conduction; insulating.

Usage examples:

The accumulation of excessive electric charge in dielectric insulation is extremely rare, but when …

noun

A medium or substance with a dielectric property; an insulator.

Usage examples:

In many photonic structures composed of two or more dielectrics, the absolute value of the refracti…

Meanings of Dielectrics:

noun

A medium or substance with a dielectric property; an insulator.

Usage examples:

In many photonic structures composed of two or more dielectrics, the absolute value of the refracti…

adjective

Having the property of transmitting electric force without conduction; insulating.

Usage examples:

The accumulation of excessive electric charge in dielectric insulation is extremely rare, but when …

Meanings of Diem:

adjective

For each day

Usage examples:

Per diem allowance/payment/rate city officials received per diem payments of about $890 each., they…