cube vs die

cube and die both are nouns.

cube and die both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cube	Yes	No	Yes	No
die	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, die is a hyponym of cube; that is, die is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cube:

cube: a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube
die: a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

Other hyponyms of cube include dice, ice cube.

cube (noun)	die (noun)
a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube	a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone	a device used for shaping metal
the product of three equal terms	a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

cube (verb)	die (verb)
raise to the third power	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
cut into cubes	disappear or come to an end
	suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
	stop operating or functioning
	lose sparkle or bouquet
	to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
	cut or shape with a die
	be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
	languish as with love or desire
	feel indifferent towards
	suffer or face the pain of death

Difference between cube and die

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