die

noun [C] (TOOL)

/daɪ/

Definition

› a shaped piece or mould (= hollow container) made of metal or other hard material, used to shape or put a pattern on metal or plasticModels and moulds

(Definition of die noun (TOOL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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die a/the death idiom
die away phrasal verb
die down phrasal verb
die hard idiom
die noun (GAME)
die noun (TOOL)
die of shame idiom
die off phrasal verb
die out phrasal verb
die verb
die-cast verb

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almost/nearly die of sth idiom
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Synonyms and related words:

cast noun (SHAPE)
diorama noun
mock sth up phrasal verb
mock-up noun
model noun (REPRESENTATION)
model verb (MAKE A MODEL)
mould noun (SHAPE)
precast adjective
scale noun (MEASURE)
section noun (CUT)

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