cube

Noun
  1. A hexahedron with six equal squares as faces (synset 113939754)
    is a type of: ideal solid, platonic body, platonic solid, regular convex polyhedron, regular convex solid, regular polyhedron - any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent
    subtypes:
    same as: regular hexahedron
  2. A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides (synset 113937623)
    is a type of: solid - a three-dimensional shape
    subtypes: goldbrick - a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
    same as: block
  3. The product of three equal terms (synset 113753351)
    is a type of: number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units
    same as: third power
  4. Any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone (synset 112565367)
    is a type of: subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
    belongs to: genus lonchocarpus, lonchocarpus - genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers
  5. A block in the (approximate) shape of a cube (synset 103149258)
    is a type of: block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
    subtypes:
    • dice, die - a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
    • ice cube - a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks
    same as: square block
Verb
  1. Raise to the third power (synset 200641924)
    referred to in: arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
    is a type of: multiply - combine by multiplication
  2. Cut into cubes (synset 201259431)
    "cube the cheese"
    is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
    same as: dice

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