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TOEFL BNC: 7178 COCA: 5878

cone

1 cone /ˈkoʊn/ noun
plural cones
1 cone
/ˈkoʊn/
noun
plural cones
Learner's definition of CONE
[count]
: a shape that has a pointed top and sides that form a circle at the bottom圆锥体
: a hard and dry part that is the fruit of a pine tree or other evergreen plant and contains many seeds松果;球果
: something that looks like a cone圆锥形物
see also traffic cone
: the top of a volcano火山锥
: a thin crisp cookie that is usually shaped like a cone and that is used to hold ice cream(盛冰激凌的)锥形蛋卷筒
also : a cone filled with ice cream蛋卷冰激凌
see also snow cone
2 cone /ˈkoʊn/ verb
cones; coned; coning
2 cone
/ˈkoʊn/
verb
cones; coned; coning
Learner's definition of CONE

cone off

[phrasal verb]
cone off (something) British
: to close off (a road or part of a road) with traffic cones用锥形警告路标封锁(道路或路段)
TOEFL BNC: 7178 COCA: 5878

cone

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: a solid generated by rotating a right triangle about one of its legs

called also right circular cone

b
: a solid bounded by a circular or other closed plane base and the surface formed by line segments joining every point of the boundary of the base to a common vertex see Volume Formulas Table
c
: a surface traced by a moving straight line passing through a fixed vertex
2
a
: a mass of ovule-bearing or pollen-bearing scales or bracts in most conifers or in cycads that are arranged usually on a somewhat elongated axis
b
: any of several flower or fruit clusters suggesting a cone
3
: something that resembles a cone in shape: such as
a
: any of the conical photosensitive receptor cells of the vertebrate retina that function in color vision compare rod sense 3
b
: any of a family (Conidae) of tropical marine gastropod mollusks that inject their prey with a potent toxin
c
: the apex of a volcano
d
: a crisp usually cone-shaped wafer for holding ice cream

Illustration of cone

Illustration of cone
  • 1 Sitka spruce
  • 2 Japanese cedar
  • 3 giant sequoia
  • 4 white spruce
  • 5 redwood
  • 6 lodgepole pine
  • 7 Douglas fir
  • 8 bald cypress
  • 9 jack pine

cone

2 of 2

verb

coned; coning

transitive verb

1
: to make cone-shaped
2
: to bevel like the slanting surface of a cone
cone a tire

Example Sentences

Noun He scooped out the popcorn with a paper cone.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Seven spray patterns are available on this model: flat, center, cone, full, mist, jet, and shower. Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 An exhibition at the Green Gallery, in 1962, featured a giant slice of sponge cake, an ice cream cone, and a hamburger — all of which were about the size of a living room sofa and sat, fittingly, on the floor. New York Times, 19 July 2022 Get Up, calling him a cone to suggest the 12-time All-Star and nine-time NBA All-Defensive team selection is a poor defender. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 The TheraFace Pro comes with three different percussive attachments — a cone, a micro-point, and a flat. Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 23 Aug. 2022 After Sunday’s loss, in which the team’s most reliable reliever all year, John Schreiber, melted down like a Little Leaguer’s ice cream cone left in the sun, the Sox sunk to 16-32 against AL East brethren. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Experimentation is part of the fun: Enjoy it plain, with fresh fruit, or rolled into a cone and covered with ice cream, syrup and bananas. Kate Springer, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 For hat, make a cone from a paper bag, then fold in its top and fringe its bottom, curling upward. Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022 The Double Stuf Oreo Waffle Cone features a waffle cone made of chocolate Oreos and layered with sweet Oreo crème, filled with real ice cream and topped with another layer of sweet Oreo crème and Oreo cookie pieces. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022
Verb
For years, the bridge district had allowed the annual marathon to cone off two of the northbound lanes to accommodate the popular run. Matier & Ross, SFChronicle.com, 1 July 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conus, from Greek kōnos

First Known Use

Noun

1562, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Verb

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cone was in 1562
TOEFL BNC: 7178 COCA: 5878

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