cube

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Visual representation of cube

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.

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.

Synonym