Cube vs. Dice

Cube vs. Dice — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cube and Dice

Cubenoun

(geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.

Dicenoun

(uncountable) Gaming with one or more dice.

Cubenoun

Any object more or less in the form of a cube.

a sugar cubea stock cube

Dicenoun

A die.

Cubenoun

(mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.

the cube of 2 is 8

Dicenoun

That which has been diced.

Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice.
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Cubenoun

(computing) A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube

Diceverb

(intransitive) To play dice.

Cubenoun

A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.

My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube.

Diceverb

(transitive) To cut into small cubes.

Cubeverb

To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.

Three cubed can be written as 33, and equals twenty-seven.

Diceverb

(transitive) To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.

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Cubeverb

(transitive) To form into the shape of a cube.

Dicenoun

small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers

Cubeverb

(transitive) To cut into cubes.

Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.

Diceverb

cut into cubes;

cube the cheese

Cubeverb

(UK) to use a Rubik's cube.

He likes to cube now and then.

Diceverb

play dice

Cubenoun

a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

Cubenoun

a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces

Cubenoun

the product of three equal terms

Cubenoun

any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone

Cubenoun

a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube

Cubeverb

raise to the third power

Cubeverb

cut into cubes;

cube the cheese