die down

intransitive verb died, dying dy′·ing

1. to stop living; become dead
2. to suffer the agony of death or an agony regarded as like it
3. 1. to cease existing; end
   2. to stop functioning
4. to lose force or activity; become weak, faint, unimportant, etc.
5. to fade or wither away
6. to become alien or indifferent (to), as if dead
7. to pine away, as with desire
8. Informal to wish with extreme intensity; yearn she's dying to learn the secret
9. Theol. to suffer spiritual death

Etymology: ME dien < ON deyja < IE base *dheu-, to pass away, become senseless > OS doian, to die, OE dead, OHG tot, dead

noun pl. dice (dīs), dies (dīz)

1. a small, marked cube used in games of chance
2. any small cube resembling this
3. Archit. a dado of a pedestal
4. Mech. any of various tools or devices, originally cubical in form, for molding, stamping, cutting, or shaping; specif.,
   1. a piece of engraved metal used for stamping money, medals, etc.
   2. the stationary part of a machine for shaping or punching holes in sheet metal, etc.; matrix
   3. the punch and matrix as a unit
   4. a tool used for cutting threads, as of screws or bolts
   5. a piece of metal with a hole through it, used in drawing wire, extruding rods, etc.

Etymology: ME de (pl. dis) < OFr de < VL *datum, orig. neut of L datus: see date

transitive verb died, dieing die′·ing