cube

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   She cut the cheese into small cubes.

2. 2
   noun

   The result of multiplying a number by itself twice.

   The cube of 2 is 8.

3. 3
   verb

   To cut food into small cube shapes.

   Cube the potatoes before adding them to the soup.

4. 4
   verb

   To multiply a number by itself twice.

   If you cube three, you get twenty-seven.

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”).

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