Phrase Hound found 36 phrases and 186 compound words that contain dies. The most common are listed below. Open dies in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 36
- tools and diesplural of tool and die: An area of activity (concentration or specialty) in manufacturing, comprising toolmaking, diemaking, and (usually also) moldmaking.
- dies laughingthird-person singular simple present indicative of die laughing: To laugh uproariously.
- dies in a firethird-person singular simple present indicative of die in a fire: Go to hell! Go to the devil! Expression of anger and contemptuous dismissal directed at a person or idea.
- dies natalisAn anniversary of a founding.
- dies infaustusUnlucky day.
- dies nonA day on which courts are not held.
- coin diesplural of coin die: Any of the (usually metal) stamps used in pairs during hammered coining to strike impressions of designs onto their obverse and reverse faces.
- dies awaythird-person singular simple present indicative of die away: To die gradually or slowly.
- dies backthird-person singular simple present indicative of die back: To wither, particularly during the winter.
- dies downthird-person singular simple present indicative of die down: To become less virulent or strong; to subside.
- dies hardthird-person singular simple present indicative of die hard: Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
- dies offthird-person singular simple present indicative of die off: An incident or episode in which a particular species or organism dies off, especially in large numbers.
- dies outthird-person singular simple present indicative of die out: To become extinct.
- dies and goes to heaventhird-person singular simple present indicative of die and go to heaven: To have an extremely pleasant experience.
- dies a deaththird-person singular simple present indicative of die a death: To fail or flop; to lose popularity.
- ride or diesplural of ride or die: Someone who is wholeheartedly committed and supportive.
- rides or diesthird-person singular simple present indicative of ride or die: Someone who is wholeheartedly committed and supportive.
- dies like fliesthird-person singular simple present indicative of die like flies: To die en masse, one after the other.
- dies in harnessthird-person singular simple present indicative of die in harness: Of a person, to pass away before retirement.
- waxing diesplural of waxing die: A tool used in the investment casting process to create precise wax patterns of the parts that are to be cast in metal.
- dies prematurelythird-person singular simple present indicative of die prematurely
- dies a thousand deathsthird-person singular simple present indicative of die a thousand deaths: To die many times over (usually as preferred over some other undesirable action or occurrence).
- dies how one livedthird-person singular simple present indicative of die how one lived: To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.
- dies like one livedthird-person singular simple present indicative of die like one lived: To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.
- either does or diesthird-person singular simple present indicative of either do or die: To act with sufficient urgency to result in either immediate success or immediate failure.
Compound words 186
- studiesplural of study: To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
- remediesplural of remedy: Something that corrects or counteracts.
- buddiesplural of buddy: A friend or casual acquaintance.
- goodiesplural of goody: confectionery or candy, or tasty snack foods such as potato chips.
- melodiesplural of melody: A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
- comediesplural of comedy: a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
- candiesplural of candie: Alternative form of candy (“Indian unit of mass”).
- hoodiesplural of hoodie: A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
- embodiesthird-person singular simple present indicative of embody: To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
- parodiesplural of parody: A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.