cube [cubecubescubedcubing] noun, verb BrE [kjuːb] NAmE [kjuːb] noun 1. a solid or hollow figure with six equal square sides 2. a piece of sth, especially food, with six sides •Cut the meat into cubes. see also ↑ice cube, ↑stock cube, ↑sugar cube 3. (mathematics)the number that you get when you multiply a number by itself twice •The cube of 5 (5 3) is 125 (5×5×5).
Word Origin: mid 16th cent.: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek kubos.
Example Bank: •She offered the pony a sugar cube. •She put some ice cubes into her lemonade.
verb 1. usually passive ~ sth (mathematics)to multiply a number by itself twice •10 cubed is 1 000. 2.~ sth to cut food into ↑cubes Syn: ↑dice Verb forms:
Word Origin: mid 16th cent.: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek kubos.
