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cone

UK/ˈkəʊn/ US/ˈkoʊn/ fairly common slang
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

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3.

cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts

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4.

verb

1.

make cone-shaped

  • “cone a tire”

Origin

From Middle English cone (“corner, angle”) and conoun (“cone”), from Medieval Latin cōnus, cōnon (“cone, wedge, peak”), from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone, spinning top, pine cone”). Reinforced by Middle French cone, from the same Graeco-Latin source.

Phrases

  • air cone
  • choose cone
  • cinder cone
  • circular cone
  • cone biopsy
  • cone bush
  • cone cabbage
  • cone cell

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