die
— Noun
– English
~ a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
die
— Noun
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~ 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
— Noun
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~ a device used for shaping metal
dieback
— Noun
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~ a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches
Dieffenbachia
— Noun
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~ evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants
Diegueno
— Noun
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~ the Yuman language spoken by the Diegueno
Diegueno
— Noun
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~ a member of a North American Indian people of southern California
diehard
— Noun
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~ one who adheres to traditional views
dielectric
— Noun
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~ a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
dielectrolysis
— Noun
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~ the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode
diemaker
— Noun
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~ someone who makes dies
diencephalon
— Noun
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~ the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
dieresis
— Noun
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~ a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel
Diervilla
— Noun
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~ small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles
Diesel
— Noun
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~ German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
diesel
— Noun
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~ an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
diesinker
— Noun
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~ someone who makes dies
diesis
— Noun
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~ a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
diestock
— Noun
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~ a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders
diestrous
— Adjective
– English
~ (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity