n. & v.
--n.
1. a solid contained by six equal squares.
2 a cube-shaped block.
3 Math. the product of a number multiplied by its square.
--v.tr.
1. find the cube of (a number).
2 cut (food for cooking etc.) into small cubes.
Phrases and idioms:
cube root the number which produces a given number when cubed.
Derivatives:
cuber n.
Etymology: F cube or L cubus f. Gk kubos