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| die1 |
If you say you are dying for something, you mean that you want it or need it very, very much. If you are dying for a glass of water, you are very thirsty. [1/4 definitions] |
| done for |
(informal) dying or dead; near death. |
| dying |
A dying thing or person is a living thing or human being that is close to death. |
| ember |
a small piece of glowing wood or coal in a dying fire. |
| immortal |
never dying; living forever. [1/2 definitions] |
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