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cubes
     1. n. plural of cube
     2. n. (euphemistic) testicles.
cube
     1. n. (geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
     2. n. Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
           a sugar cube
           a stock cube
     3. n. (mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
           the cube of 2 is 8
     4. n. (computing) A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube
     5. v. (transitive, arithmetic) 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.
     6. v. To form into the shape of a cube.
     7. v. To cut into cubes.
           Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
     8. v. (UK) to use a Rubik's cube.
           He likes to cube now and then.
     9. n. A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
           My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube.

Example Sentences

In the meantime, cut the bread into cubes and fry them in hot oil. 
Why are planets round? Why aren't they shaped like cubes, pyramids, or discs? 



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