# dies

Pronunciation: say "DYZ" /daɪz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of die. — third-person singular simple present indicative of die
   - Simple: Third-person singular present tense of die. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _A honeybee dies soon after it stings a person._
   - _Without rain, the young corn dies in the cracked field._

## Noun

2. Plural of die. — plural of die (when used in the sense of a pattern / of obsolete spelling of dye)
   - Simple: Plural of die. Use this form for more than one shaped tool that cuts or stamps metal.
   - _The toolmaker hardened the steel dies before they entered the stamping press._
   - _Several dies cracked under the repeated pressure of the high-speed line._

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