cube

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noun (1)

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

cube

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adjective

: raised to the third power

cube

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verb

cubed; cubing

transitive verb

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

cube

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noun (2)

variants or cubé
: any of several tropical American plants (genus Lonchocarpus) furnishing rotenone

Examples of cube in a Sentence

Verb Cube the carrots and potatoes. three slices of bread, cubed
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Better Homes & Gardens Quad Shelf Cube Organizer Create four separate spaces within each cube using the Quad Shelf Organizer. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Feb. 2024 Customization goes all the way down to Air Jordan logos on the ice cubes, as PGA Tour pro Jimmy Walker shared to Instagram after a round at the course in March 2021. Jack Bantock, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024 The current Guinness World Record for the most contributions to a rotating puzzle cube mosaic was reached in Dec. 2023 with 1,228 pieces. Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 29 Feb. 2024 This is because all a packing cube does is smoosh your belongings and yet the wee bit of space freed up from the smooshing isn’t enough to compensate for what your clothes will look like after they’re freed from captivity. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024 Downtown near the World Trade Center, the striking marble cube that is Perelman Performing Arts Center containing three flexible performance spaces for musical and theatrical productions opened last fall. Laurie Werner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 Some people drink black tea, while others prefer herbal; some prefer one cube of sugar while others honey. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024 Her viral salmon bowl post followed the same formula; in her video, which was posted in August of 2021, the Bay Area native microwaved leftover salmon with white rice and an ice cube, then combined them with soy sauce, Kewpie mayonnaise and hot sauce to whip together a hearty lunch. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024 Watermelon Margarita At Milk and Honey Wharf in Washington DC, this cocktail is made with Jose Cuervo Especial, house made margarita mix, watermelon syrup and tequila infused watermelon cubes. Aly Walansky, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Adjective
Simply cube angel food cake and pile it into a glass trifle bowl with layers of fresh fruit and creamy Greek yogurt. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024 Then there’s the buttery dough reimagined into cube shapes, instead of crescents, with creamy centers. Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023 Similarly, dissolved sugar molecules cannot re-cube, and the perfume cannot rush back into the vial, without some external intervention requiring energy. Sophia Chen, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2022 Some were so anti-cube-like that the highly parallelepiped dice (meaning all of its faces are parallelograms) had one side over 50 percent longer than the short side! Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2022
Verb
Add the bread cubes to the pan, stirring to coat evenly. Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 The first, a savory breakfast casserole, is a hearty medley of cubed bread, sauteed mushrooms, cheese and egg custard baked and smothered with mushroom or sausage gravy (or both). Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024 In a kazan or six-quart cast-iron pot, heat the oil and add the cubed meat. Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023 Leave out torn bread cubes for one of our best stuffing recipes. Kevin Roose, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023 Place bread cubes in large bowl; add onion mixture. Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023 Ingredients Crust: Baking spray with flour 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed 3/4 cup unsifted powdered sugar 1 tsp. Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023 Students might use craft sticks bundled together to learn place value, cubes to learn subtraction or addition, and items that can be physically cut apart, like foam stickers, to learn fractions. Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2023 Cook Time: 5 mins Active Time: 25 mins Cool Time: 1 hr 10 mins Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Servings: 12 This Peach Pound Cake packs a double dose of peaches, with cubed fruit both baked into the pound cake and stewed into a shiny, peach-hued glaze. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Latin cubus, from Greek kybos die, cube

Noun (2)

American Spanish cubé

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1570, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cube was in 1551

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Cite this Entry

“Cube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cube. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cube

1 of 2 noun
1
: 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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