cube
//kjuːb//
Noun
cubeSingular
cubesPlural
1
A three-dimensional solid object with six equal square faces, twelve edges, and eight vertices.
The child stacked colorful cubes to build a tower.
2
A block of something cut or formed into a cube shape.
She added ice cubes to her drink.
3
The product of a number multiplied by itself twice; the third power of a number.
The cube of 3 is 27.
Synonym
Verb
cubePresent tense
cubedPast tense
cubedPast participle
cubingPresent participle
cubesThird-person singular
1
To cut food or other material into small cube-shaped pieces.
Cube the potatoes before adding them to the soup.
2
To raise a number to its third power.
If you cube 3, you get 27.