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Definitions for Cubes

[1] a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
[2] an object, either solid or hollow, having this form or a form approximating it: a cube of cheese; plastic storage cubes.
[3] sugar cube.
[4] flashcube.
[5] Mathematics . the third power of a quantity, expressed as a 3 = a·a·a.
[6] Informal . cubic inch, especially as a measure of the displacement of an automotive engine: a new sports car with 350 cubes.
[7] Slang . one of a pair of dice; die.
[8] Slang . a person who is unaware of or unfamiliar with current ideas, opinions, trends, etc.; square.
[9] to make into a cube or cubes.
[10] to cut into cubes.
[11] Mathematics . to raise to the third power.
[12] to measure the cubic contents of.
[13] to tenderize (a thin cut or slice of meat) by scoring the fibers in a pattern of squares.
[14] any of several tropical plants of the legume family that are used in making fish poisons and insecticides.
[15] a solid having six plane square faces in which the angle between two adjacent sides is a right angle
[16] the product of three equal factors: the cube of 2 is 2 × 2 × 2 (usually written 2³)
[17] something in the form of a cube a bath cube
[18] to raise (a number or quantity) to the third power
[19] (tr) to measure the cubic contents of
[20] (tr) to make, shape, or cut (something, esp food) into cubes
[21] (tr) US and Canadian to tenderize (meat) by scoring into squares or by pounding with a device which has a surface of metal cubes
[22] any of various tropical American plants, esp any of the leguminous genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone
[23] an extract from the roots of these plants: a fish poison and insecticide

Words related to Cubes

cubedie, hexahedron

Words nearby Cubes

cubecubature, cubba, cubbena, cubby, cubbyhole, cube, cube farm, cube root, cube steak, cube van, cubeb

Origin of Cubes

2First recorded in 1920–25; origin uncertain

Other words from Cubes

cub·er , noun

Word origin for Cubes

American Spanish cubé, of unknown origin

Synonyms for Cubes

die, hexahedron