1
a
: the regular solid of six equal square sides see Volume Formulas Table
b
: something shaped like a cube
an ice cube
c
: cubicle sense 2
an office cube
2
: the product of a number multiplied by itself twice
: raised to the third power
cubed; cubing
1
: to raise to the third power
2
: to form into a cube
3
: to cut partly through (a steak) in a checkered pattern to increase tenderness by breaking the fibers
cuber
noun
variants
or cubé
: any of several tropical American plants (genus Lonchocarpus) furnishing rotenone
Synonyms
Examples of cube in a Sentence
Noun (1)
even though they worked in adjoining cubes, the two coworkers rarely acknowledged one another's existence
Verb
Cube the carrots and potatoes.
three slices of bread, cubed
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Players in this game don a soft and squishy inflatable cube and have a blast running around and bouncing off of each other like pinballs.
—Lizzy Briskin, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
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Noun
The shape of a major league strike zone apparently isn’t the precise cube seen on television but takes a rounded form that bulges wider in the middle of the zone and tightens at the top and bottom.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Players in this game don a soft and squishy inflatable cube and have a blast running around and bouncing off of each other like pinballs.
—Lizzy Briskin, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
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cube
1 of 2 noun1
: the solid body having six equal square sides
2
: the result of raising a number to the third power
the cube of 2 is 8
cube
2 of 2 verb
cubed; cubing
1
: to raise to the third power
2
: to form into a cube
3
: to cut a checkered pattern into
cube a steak
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