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die vs misfire

misfire vs die

die and misfire both are nouns.

die and misfire both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
die Yes No Yes No
misfire Yes No Yes No
As verbs, misfire is a hyponym of die; that is, misfire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than die:
  • die: stop operating or functioning
  • misfire: fail to fire or detonate
Other hyponyms of die include crash, go down, blow, blow out, burn out, malfunction, misfunction.
die (noun) misfire (noun)
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers an explosion that fails to occur
a device used for shaping metal a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
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
die (verb) misfire (verb)
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life fail to fire or detonate
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
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