cube

Meanings

Plural: cubes

Noun

a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
the product of three equal terms
any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone
a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube
A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube.
A Rubik's cube style puzzle, not necessarily in the shape of a cube.
Clipping of cubic inch(es).
A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.

Verb

raise to the third power
cut into cubes
- "cube the cheese"
To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
To form into the shape of a cube.
To cut into cubes.
To use a Rubik's cube.

Adj

Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos).

Synonyms

block, brick, dice, die, regular hexahedron, square block, third power, to cut into cubes

Antonyms

cube root

Scrabble Score: 8

cube is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cube is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cube is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

cube is a valid Words With Friends word