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The silicon block onto which circuits have been etched to create a microchip.
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die (DIGH) (verb)
To cease living: If a fish is left out of the water too long, it will surely die.
die (DIGH) (noun)
1. A tool for molding or shaping something: The workers used a die to make the piece to fix the locomotive.
2. One of a pair of dice: At the store, Lana rolled a large die and the number five was on top which gave her that number of free trial days at a fitness studio.
2. One of a pair of dice: At the store, Lana rolled a large die and the number five was on top which gave her that number of free trial days at a fitness studio.
dye (DIGH) (verb)
To change the color of something: Mary decided to dye her hair dark red.
dye (DIGH) (noun)
A substance, natural or artificial, used to alter the color of something: Meredith plans to use a black dye on her hair because she wants to change the gray hair that is growing in areas on her head with her normal black hair.
Jesse always said, "Before I die, I want to dye my hair red; but first I want to complete my collection of individual die all of which are single samples of those that have been used in many gambling places in Las Vegas."
He also plans to use a die to make a special cabinet in which to store his die collection.
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(Greek: anklebone, talus ball of ankle joint; dice, die [the Greeks made these from ankle bones])
(Latin: death, deadly; fatal, lifeless; kill, killing; die, dying; mortal, mortality; destructive)
(Latin: death, dead; die, dying)
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“die”
diehard, die-hard (adjective); more diehard, more die-hard; most diehard, most die-hard
A reference to anybody who is resistant to any kind of change, and reluctant to give up his or her beliefs, positions, or attitudes: They were diehard politicians who were locked into their uncooperative ways.
Dina's father was a diehard Republican and her mother was a diehard Democrat and neither one could agree on what should be done politically.
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Strongly or fanatically determined or devoted to attitudes and behaviors that are stubbornly adhered to; such as, an outdated view or an unreasonable position: Agustin's die-hardism made it impossible for his fellow workers to develop any new techniques for doing the job.
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