[dʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a person, animal, or plant) stop living
(e.g: he died of tuberculosis)

- be very eager for something
(e.g: they must be dying for a drink)

- have an orgasm


Phrases:
- die a death
- die hard
- die in bed
- die in harness
- die on one's feet
- die on the vine
- never say die
- to die for

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse deyja, of Germanic origin; related to dead

[dʌɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:

- a device for cutting or moulding metal into a particular shape
(e.g: test pieces should be first cut with a die and then buffed)

- the cubical part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice; a dado or plinth


Phrases:
- as straight as a die
- the die is cast

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French de, from Latin datum ‘something given or played’, neuter past participle of dare