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cones

cones is the plural of cone.

cones is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cone.

Meaning of cone

Noun

cone (plural cones)

  1. A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
  2. A solid of revolution formed by rotating a triangle around one of its altitudes.
  3. A space formed by taking the direct product of a given space with a closed interval and identifying all of one end to a point.
  4. The fruit of a conifer or a similarly shaped fruit or flower head of certain other plants, such as banksias and proteas.
    Synonyms:
    strobilus, strobile
  5. A unit of volume, applied solely to marijuana and only while it is in a smokable state; roughly 1.5 cubic centimetres, depending on use.
  6. An ice cream cone.

See all 22 meanings of cone

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Cones

Cones (plural Coneses)

  1. A surname from German.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Cones

Cones

  1. (plural) plural of Cone

Forms of cones

pluralConeses

Origin of cones

Americanized spelling of German Kuntz.

Phrases with cones

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Questions about cones

What does cones mean?
Cones means a surname from German.
What is cones the plural of?
Cones is the plural of cone.
What part of speech is cones?
Cones is a proper noun.

Words near cones in the dictionary

  1. conepieces
  2. coner
  3. Conerly
  4. Conerlys
  5. coners
  6. cones
  7. cones of confusion
  8. cones of death
  9. cones of power
  10. cones of shame
  11. cones of silence

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