noun
cube
kyoob
noun
1
A solid shape with six equal square faces.
"She stacked ice cubes into a small tower."
"The gift box was a perfect cube."
2
Informal term for a cubicle, especially in an office.
"He spends most of his day in his cube answering emails."
verb
1
To multiply a number by itself twice (raise it to the third power).
"If you cube 3, you get 27."
2
To cut food or another material into small cube-shaped pieces.
"Cube the potatoes before boiling them."
How to Use Cube
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA six-sided box shape, or the math operation of multiplying a number by itself three times, or slang for a small office space.
Common pairings
ice cube
cube root
office cube
Word Forms
cubed past tense, cubes plural, cubes singular
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Etymology
From Old French cube, from Latin cubus, from Greek kubos, originally meaning a die used in games.