die vs cube

die and cube both are nouns.

die and cube both are verbs.

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

As nouns, cube is a hypernym of die; that is, cube is a word with a broader meaning than die:

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

Other hypernyms of die include square block.

die (noun)	cube (noun)
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers	a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube
a device used for shaping metal	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 cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods	the product of three equal terms
	a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
	a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

die (verb)	cube (verb)
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	raise to the third power
disappear or come to an end	cut into cubes
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 die and cube

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