CUBES
/kjuːbz/
9
Scrabble
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WWF
C(3) U(1) B(3) E(1) S(1)
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Definition
/kjuːbz/
noun
- A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
- Any object more or less in the form of a cube.“a stock cube”
- The third power of a number, value, term or expression.“the cube of 2 is 8”
- A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube
- A Rubick's cube style puzzle, not necessarily in the shape of a cube
verb
- To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.“Three cubed can be written as 33, and equals twenty-seven.”
- To form into the shape of a cube.
- To cut into cubes.“Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.”
- To use a Rubik's cube.“He likes to cube now and then.”
noun
- A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.“My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube.”
Source: Wiktionary
