Oxo cube
Oxo cube noun: synonym of stock cube or bouillon cube (“a small cube, consisting of dry ingredients, that can be dissolved to make a broth or soup stock”).
Noun
Oxo cube (plural Oxo cubes)
- Synonym of stock cube or bouillon cube (“a small cube, consisting of dry ingredients, that can be dissolved to make a broth or soup stock”)
- Synonyms:
- stock cube or bouillon cube
Proper noun
the Oxo cube
- The London Underground rail network.
- For instance, on the oxo cube 'tube' the weasler or porter has changed into the less descriptive stationman […]1981, Peter Wright, Cockney Dialect and Slang, page 74
- On the Oxo Cube to London1993, Verbatim, volumes 20-21, page 21
Synonyms of Oxo cube
- stock cube or bouillon cube
Forms of Oxo cube
| plural | Oxo cubes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | OXO cube |
| alternative form | oxo cube |
| alternative form | Oxo |
| alternative form | OXO |
| alternative form | oxo |
Origin of Oxo cube
Genericized trademark of Oxo cube, a brand of stock cubes. The rhyming slang sense is by rhyme with the Tube.
Words formed from Oxo cube
Questions about Oxo cube
- What does Oxo cube mean?
- Oxo cube means synonym of stock cube or bouillon cube (“a small cube, consisting of dry ingredients, that can be dissolved to make a broth or soup stock”).
- What part of speech is Oxo cube?
- Oxo cube can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of Oxo cube?
- The plural of Oxo cube is Oxo cubes.
Words near Oxo cube in the dictionary
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