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noun | verb cubecube1 /kyub/ ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYcube1Origin: 1500-1600 Latin cubus, from Greek kybos cube, vertebra 1 math, geometry a solid object with six equal square sides, with each side making a right angle with all of the sides that are next to it: a sugar cube ice cubes cubes of cheese2spoken informal a cubicle3the cube of something math the number you get when you multiply a number by itself twice. For example, 4 x 4 x 4 = 64, so the cube of 4 is 64. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin cubus, from Greek kybos cube, vertebra] noun | verb cubecube2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcube |
Present | I, you, we, they | cube | | he, she, it | cubes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cubed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cubed | | he, she, it | has cubed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cubed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cube | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cubed |
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Present | I | am cubing | | he, she, it | is cubing | | you, we, they | are cubing | Past | I, he, she, it | was cubing | | you, we, they | were cubing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cubing | | he, she, it | has been cubing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cubing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cubing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cubing |
1math to multiply a number by itself twice: 3 cubed is 272to cut food into cubes SYN dice: The dish is made with cubed pieces of steak. |