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cube1

cube1

 
 
pronunciation:
kyub
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a rectangular solid with six square faces all of the same size.
 
definition 2: a number represented as the third power of another number.
Eight is the cube of two.
definition 3: (slang) one of a pair of dice.
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: cubes, cubing, cubed
definition 1: to make into cubes, as by cutting.
He cubed the meat before cooking it.
definition 2: to raise (a number) to the third power.
If you cube three, the result is twenty-seven.
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