die
n. countablen. a small cube with dots on each side used in games. You roll it to see what number you get.
n. a small, throwable cube with different numbers of pips on each face, used for generating random numbers in games of chance.
Roll the die to see who goes first.
The board game requires you to roll a single die to determine how many spaces your character moves.
While modern gaming often utilizes complex polyhedral shapes, the traditional six-sided die remains the standard instrument for resolving movement and combat in most classic tabletop systems.
The plural form is 'dice'; however, 'dice' is increasingly used as both the singular and plural in modern informal English.
I rolled a diceI rolled a dieIn formal writing, 'die' is the singular form and 'dice' is the plural, though they are often confused in speech.
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cross my heart and hope to die
Added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said
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die
To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.
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die a thousand deaths
To suffer repeatedly (often mentally rather than physically); to suffer extreme embarrassment or anxiety.