cubes
/kjuːbz/
noun
- 1
A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
- 2
Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
“a stock cube”
- 3
The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
“the cube of 2 is 8”
- 4
A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube
- 5
A Rubick's cube style puzzle, not necessarily in the shape of a cube
verb
- 1
To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
“Three cubed can be written as 33, and equals twenty-seven.”
- 2
To form into the shape of a cube.
- 3
To cut into cubes.
“Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.”
- 4
To use a Rubik's cube.
“He likes to cube now and then.”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
“My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube.”
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