cube | ||
1. | [ noun ] (mathematics,geometry) a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces | |
Synonyms: | regular_hexahedron | |
Related terms: | regular_polyhedron quadrate | |
2. | [ noun ] a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides | |
Synonyms: | block | |
Related terms: | solid goldbrick | |
3. | [ verb ] (mathematics) raise to the third power | |
Related terms: | multiply arithmetic | |
4. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
Related terms: | subshrub Lonchocarpus | |
5. | [ noun ] (mathematics) the product of three equal terms | |
Synonyms: | third_power | |
Related terms: | number | |
6. | [ verb ] cut into cubes | |
Synonyms: | dice | |
Examples: | "cube the cheese" |
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Related terms: | cut dice block | |
7. | [ noun ] a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube | |
Synonyms: | square_block | |
Related terms: | block dice ice_cube | |
Similar spelling: |
cub Cueva cubby Cuffee cup Cuffie Cupp cuff Cuba |