Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [kyoob]
- /kyub/
- /kjuːb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kyoob]
- /kyub/
Definitions of cube word
- countable noun cube A cube is a solid object with six square surfaces which are all the same size. 3
- verb cube When you cube food, you cut it into cube-shaped pieces. 3
- countable noun cube The cube of a number is another number that is produced by multiplying the first number by itself twice. For example, the cube of 2 is 8. 3
- noun cube a solid having six plane square faces in which the angle between two adjacent sides is a right angle 3
- noun cube the product of three equal factors: the cube of 2 is 2 × 2 × 2 (usually written 23) 3
- noun cube something in the form of a cube 3
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Origin of cube
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English cubus < Latin < Greek kýbos cube, die
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Parts of speech for Cube
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cube popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cube usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cube
noun cube
- die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- hexahedron — a solid figure having six faces, as a cube.
verb cube
- dice — A dice is a small cube which has between one and six spots or numbers on its sides, and which is used in games to provide random numbers. In old-fashioned English, 'dice' was used only as a plural form, and the singular was die, but now 'dice' is used as both the singular and the plural form.
- cut up — If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces.
- chop — If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
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