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die
Verb
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If a person or animal dies, it stops living.
My father died last year in a car crash, I really miss him.
The song is about her brother who died young at the age of ten.
Many more people die of heart attacks than from violence.
She died from being sick.
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If something dies, it stops existing.
The idea died once the money was all gone.
Rock and roll will never die.
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If a machine dies, it stops working.
The car died suddenly on the highway.
My computer died on me over the weekend.
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If you're dying for something, you want it very much.
I'm dying for a chance to meet him.
die
Noun
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A die is a piece of metal or other hard material used to shape, cut, or mold a product.
die
Noun
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A die is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.
nick
Noun
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A nick is a small cut.
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A short word for nickname.
nick
Verb
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If you nick something, you make a small cut (a nick) in it.
Nick
Proper noun
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Nick is a male given name that is short for Nicholas.
Adams
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noun
2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
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noun
6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
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noun
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
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noun
a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
story
Noun
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A story is a piece of text that tells someone who reads it about a real or fictional (made up) event.
This story is about a little girl who is eaten by a wolf.
The film is based on a true story.
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A story is a lie.
Mother told me to stop telling stories.
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A story is a floor or level in a building.
My room is five stories up.