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   Cube

   /kyo͞ob/

   

   noun

   • 1. a symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares.
   • ▪ short for cubicle
   • ▪ a block of something with six sides: "a sugar cube"
   • ▪ the product of a number multiplied by its square, represented by a superscript figure 3: "a body increasing in weight by the cube of its length"

   verb

   • 1. raise (a number or value) to its cube: "cube the deviations from the mean"
   • 2. cut (food) into small cubes: "I bought sirloin from the butcher and cubed it myself"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek kubos.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • C

     3

   • U

     1

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

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