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block |
a small cube or other three-dimensional shape made out of wood or plastic and used as a child's building toy. [1/9 definitions] |
briquette |
a small brick or cube of charcoal or compressed coal dust, used as fuel in cooking. |
cu. |
abbreviation of "cubic," having the volume of a cube whose edge is of a specific length. |
cube1 |
something that has a shape similar to a cube. [1/2 definitions] |
cubic |
shaped like a cube. [2/3 definitions] |
cubical |
in the form of a cube; cubic. [1/2 definitions] |
cubiform |
in the shape of a cube. |
cuboid |
like a cube in shape. [1/4 definitions] |
flashcube |
a small, disposable cube with four flashbulbs that attaches to a camera and is automatically turned after each picture is taken. |
ice cube |
one of the small, usually cube-shaped, pieces of ice made by freezing water in a divided tray, which may be added to drinks or packed around things to keep them cold; ice. |
lump |
a small cube of white sugar, used esp. to sweeten hot drinks. [1/7 definitions] |
rotenone |
a white, odorless, poisonous, crystalline compound obtained from the roots of derris and cube plants and used in insecticides and treatments for chiggers and scabies. |
sugar |
a cube or teaspoonful of sugar, taken in a beverage. [1/8 definitions] |
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