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- pronunciation:
- kyub
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a rectangular solid with six square faces all of the same size.
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| definition 2: |
a number represented as the third power of another number.
Eight is the cube of two. |
| definition 3: |
(slang) one of a pair of dice.
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| related words: |
block, lump |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cubes, cubing, cubed |
| definition 1: |
to make into cubes, as by cutting.
He cubed the meat before cooking it. |
| definition 2: |
to raise (a number) to the third power.
If you cube three, the result is twenty-seven. |
| related words: |
chop |
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