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DIES

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There are 17 meanings of the word Dies.

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Dies - as a noun

A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
atomic number 66dysprosium

Dies - as a verb

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).

Example: "He died a hero's death."

To yearn intensely.

Example: "I'm dying for a packet of crisps."

To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.

Example: "The day our sister eloped, she died to our mother."

To become spiritually dead; to lose hope.

Example: "He died a little inside each time she refused to speak to him."

To be mortified or shocked by a situation.

Example: "If anyone sees me wearing this ridiculous outfit, i'll die."

To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.

Example: "When i found out my two favorite musicians would be recording an album together, i literally planned my own funeral arrangements and died."

(of a machine) to stop working, to break down.

Example: "My car died in the middle of the freeway this morning."

(of a computer program) to abort, to terminate (as an error condition).

To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.

To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc.

(often with "to") to become indifferent; to cease to be subject.

Example: "To die to pleasure or to sin"

To disappear gradually in another surface, as where mouldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.

To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.

(of a stand-up comedian or a joke) to fail to evoke laughter from the audience.

Example: "Then there was that time i died onstage in montreal..."

To colour with dye, or as if with dye.

Example Sentences

"He dies in the final scene of the play."
"The old man dies peacefully in his sleep."
"She dies her hair blonde every summer."
"The battery dies quickly on this phone."
"Their love story dies tragically with their untimely deaths."
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Word Game Points

Is DIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, dies is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

DIES has a SCRABBLE points total of 5.

Is DIES a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, dies is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
DIES has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 5.

Is DIES a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, dies is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
DIES has a WORDFEUD points total of 5.

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