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]