1
a
: the regular solid of six equal square sides see Volume Formulas Table
b
: something shaped like a cube
an ice cube
c
: cubicle sense 2
an office cube
2
: the product of a number multiplied by itself twice
: raised to the third power
cubed; cubing
1
: to raise to the third power
2
: to form into a cube
3
: to cut partly through (a steak) in a checkered pattern to increase tenderness by breaking the fibers
cuber
noun
variants
or cubé
: either of two tropical American plants (Deguelia utilis synonym Lonchocarpus utilis or L. urucu) furnishing rotenone
Synonyms
Examples of cube in a Sentence
Noun (1)
even though they worked in adjoining cubes, the two coworkers rarely acknowledged one another's existence
Verb
Cube the carrots and potatoes.
three slices of bread, cubed
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Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Millennials and Gen Zers alike reminisced about snacking on all the things that were not really meant to be snacks at all: spoonfuls of sprinkles, ice cubes, cereal and, yes, even handfuls of grated cheese.
—Suzanne Hayes, Parents, 31 Oct. 2024
Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
Simply cube angel food cake and pile it into a glass trifle bowl with layers of fresh fruit and creamy Greek yogurt.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024
Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
The bottom line: Unlike other taco joints, Taco Lady chops and fries cubed potatoes instead of frozen fries, resulting in fluffy pieces of starch that soak up all the flavors.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Because cubes need to be pre-calculated and refreshed, traditional OLAP technologies limit the size, complexity and scale of data while creating governance headaches, operational complexity and duplicative data silos.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Millennials and Gen Zers alike reminisced about snacking on all the things that were not really meant to be snacks at all: spoonfuls of sprinkles, ice cubes, cereal and, yes, even handfuls of grated cheese.
—Suzanne Hayes, Parents, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
While cube storage has come a long way, with many different grids and arrangements of the cubes available, the truly genius way to take these shelving units from good to incredible is to make use of organizers that fit into each cube.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
Simply cube angel food cake and pile it into a glass trifle bowl with layers of fresh fruit and creamy Greek yogurt.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024
Verb
There’s always a trout moment, either cured like lox, or cubed into a tartare perfect on crunchy toast, with fish plucked from the shimmering lake right outside the floor-to-ceiling restaurant windows.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
The bottom line: Unlike other taco joints, Taco Lady chops and fries cubed potatoes instead of frozen fries, resulting in fluffy pieces of starch that soak up all the flavors.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Cube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cube. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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cube
1 of 2 noun1
: the solid body having six equal square sides
2
: the result of raising a number to the third power
the cube of 2 is 8
cube
2 of 2 verb
cubed; cubing
1
: to raise to the third power
2
: to form into a cube
3
: to cut a checkered pattern into
cube a steak
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