cone
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- noun
- /koʊn/
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cono
- During the traffic safety demonstration, the instructor placed several cones on the road to guide the participants.
- cone-shaped
- shape of a cone
- use traffic cones
And so as the missiles coming in, the cone is still expanding.
- And so as the missiles coming in, the cone is still expanding.
- I kind of imagine Sarah is maybe in like a cone of light, right?
- Babe, this isn't a crap ice cream cone, Julia.
- I got home and all of my dogs are gone and their cones were left in their crates.
Examples
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Are the ice cream cones ready?
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Keep your nickel and buy yourself an ice-cream cone.
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We're going to fill the cone to the top nice and level.
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OK, Tell me about your snow cone color rainbow fight thing that you had.
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Can I get a large cone with rainbow sprinkles, please?
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I saw a crowd, I figured I'd sell a few snow cones.
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Paul and Don, their hands full of ice cream cones, joked with the counter girl.
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When he finished, I saw two ice cream cones with their pointy ends touching.
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The children eagerly licked their ice cream cone as they enjoyed the sunny day at the park.
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To understand geometry better, we practiced finding the volume of a cone using the correct formula.
Synonyms
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A shape with a round base that narrows to a single point at the top like an ice cream cone
A solid shape with a circular base that gets narrower to a point
Compounds
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The pointed front part of a rocket, missile, or plane that protects important parts and reduces air resistance during flight
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A shape with a round base that narrows to a single point at the top like an ice cream cone
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A tree from California with very large cones 4 to 8 inches long
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A tree from California with very large cones four to eight inches long
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A machine part with cone-shaped surfaces that use rubbing to let power pass between two shafts
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A clutch with cone shaped friction surfaces that connects two rotating shafts
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A wide fan of sand and stones that forms when a fast river slows at a mountain base
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A small cone of clay that melts at a set temperature to show how hot a kiln is
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A cone shape with the top cut off leaving two round ends of different sizes
How Narrow
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cone comes from the old Greek word konos, which meant 'cone' or 'pine-cone'. It names a shape with a round base that gets smaller to a single point, like an ice-cream cone or a traffic cone, so the origin explains the shape we mean today.