cube-shaped
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- adjective
- /kjub ʃeɪpt/
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en forma de cubo
- Roughly cube-shaped and around 10 feet tall, they emit a rhythmic, high-pitched sound as supercooled gases circulate inside.
Examples
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He admired the cube-shaped ice cubes that perfectly fit into his glass.
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The most powerful cube-shaped orb in the entire universe.
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The cube-shaped beads had cooled because Mel hadn't any circulation in her hands.
Fiction book (2001) -
When Matthew showed up that evening to pick Gabby up, she was wearing a bright orange minidress and huge cube-shaped plastic earrings.
Fiction book (1990) -
"My brothers, the Egyptian people love God, the Prophet (Muhammad), and the Kaaba," he said, referring to the cube-shaped.
Blog text (3) -
He motioned Haines toward the chair beside him and carefully removed the cube-shaped form from the drawer.
Fiction book (1993) -
The artist created a beautiful cube-shaped sculpture that stood in the center of the gallery.
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The new storage unit is designed to be cube-shaped, making it easy to fit into any corner of the room.
Synonyms
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Having the shape of a cube with equal length, width, and height
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Shaped like a cube
Having six flat square sides and sharp corners like a box
Having the shape of a cube or a rectangular box
Having six flat faces like a cube
How Cubelike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cube-shaped comes from cube, which comes from the old Greek word kubos meaning 'a six-sided block used in games'. So, think of dice: something cube-shaped has six equal square sides and right angles.