cu|be

cu|be
cube1 «kyoob», noun, verb, cubed, cub|ing.
–n.
1. a solid with six square faces or sides, all equal.
2. a) anything shaped like a cube: »

ice cubes, a cube of sugar.

b) = flashcube. (Cf.flashcube)
3. the product obtained when a number is used three times as a factor: »

125 is the cube of 5, because 5 × 5 × 5 = 125.

–v.t.
1. to make or form into the shape of a cube: »

The beets we had for supper were cubed instead of sliced.

2. to tenderize (meat) by pounding a pattern of small cubes on the surface with a tenderizing mallet.
3. to use (a number) three times as a factor: »

4 cubed is 64.

4. to measure the cubic contents of.
[< Latin cubus < Greek ýbos cube; (originally) a die]
cube´like´, adjective.
cu|be2 «KYOO bay», noun.
any one of various tropical American plants which yield rotenone.
[< Spanish quibey, probably < the Carib name]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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