cube

B2 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /kjub/ UK /kjuːb/ See IPA manual

Freq #9889

Meanings

1

noun
A solid shape with six equal square sides, like a dice or a box.

She cut the cheese into small cubes.
2

noun
The result of multiplying a number by itself twice.

The cube of 2 is 8.
3

verb
To cut food into small cube shapes.

Cube the potatoes before adding them to the soup.
4

verb
To multiply a number by itself twice.

If you cube three, you get twenty-seven.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a solid shape with six... block brick die

2 noun · the result of multiplying a... third power

3 verb · to cut food into small cube... dice

Word family

Forms cubedcubescubing

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Phrases (1)

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ice cube
a small block of ice used to chill a drink

Noun + noun

Etymology

Clipped form of cubicle (with intentional reference to their common shape per cube, etymology 1), which from Latin cubiculum (“a small bedchamber or lounge”), from cubare (“to lie down”).

Topics

Materials & Substances

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# cube

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /kjub/
**IPA (UK):** /kjuːb/
**Frequency rank:** 9889

## Meanings
1. A solid shape with six equal square sides, like a dice or a box.
2. The result of multiplying a number by itself twice.
3. To cut food into small cube shapes.
4. To multiply a number by itself twice.

## Examples
- She cut the cheese into small cubes.
- The cube of 2 is 8.
- Cube the potatoes before adding them to the soup.
- If you cube three, you get twenty-seven.

## Etymology
Clipped form of cubicle (with intentional reference to their common shape per cube, etymology 1), which from Latin cubiculum (“a small bedchamber or lounge”), from cubare (“to lie down”).

## AI Etymology
Cube is explained as a clipped form of cubicle, with reference to the shared cubical shape. Cubicle is from Latin cubiculum (“a small bedchamber or lounge”), from cubare (“to lie down”). The current senses name a solid with six equal square sides, the third power of a number, and actions such as cutting food into cube shapes or multiplying a number by itself twice.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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