to cone
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6.7
- verb
- /koʊn/
:
dar forma cónica a
Examples
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THEN I SUGGEST YOU FIND THE WORDS TO CONVINCE HIM...
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I TRIED TO CONVINCE HIM.
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AND I CONVINCED MYSELF OF THAT, THAT I WANTED TO BE THE WINNER THAT DALE WANTED ME TO BE.
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I'M JUST CONVINCED I'M GOING TO BE VERY GOOD AT THIS.
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I'M FAIRLY CONVINCED THAT YOU HAVE NO NATURAL AFFINITY FOR THIS PROFESSION.
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NOW, YOU'VE GOT 30 SECONDS TO CONVINCE ME YOU'RE NOT THAT THING.
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The artist carefully coned the clay into a perfect shape for the sculpture.
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For the cake, she coned the icing to create a beautiful peak on top.
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He coned the paper into a funnel to pour the sugar more easily.
Synonyms
To make something narrow and sharp at one end, like a pencil tip
Compounds
- Specialized
2
6.5
The pointed front part of a rocket, missile, or plane that protects important parts and reduces air resistance during flight
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2.3
A shape with a round base that narrows to a single point at the top like an ice cream cone
- Specialized
A tree from California with very large cones 4 to 8 inches long
- Specialized
A tree from California with very large cones four to eight inches long
- Specialized
A machine part with cone-shaped surfaces that use rubbing to let power pass between two shafts
- Specialized
A clutch with cone shaped friction surfaces that connects two rotating shafts
- Specialized
A wide fan of sand and stones that forms when a fast river slows at a mountain base
- Specialized
A small cone of clay that melts at a set temperature to show how hot a kiln is
- Specialized
A cone shape with the top cut off leaving two round ends of different sizes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cone also gives the verb meaning 'to make into a cone' and comes from Greek konos. To 'cone' something is simply to shape it into that pointed, cone-like form.