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cone

/ˈkoʊn/noun, verb1 syllable

Cone means: a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point.

Synonyms for cone9

noun, as in a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

conoid, cone shape

noun, as in cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts

strobilus, strobile

noun, as in a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color

cone cell, retinal cone

also used for cone

cornet, ice cream cone, conical surface

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What does cone mean?5

noun

1

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

2

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

3

a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color

4

any cone-shaped artifact

verb

1

make cone-shaped“cone a tire”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cone?35

Show 40 near rhymes
sonoknowgomostthosehomebotholdshowtoldthoughwholehopeohpostagocontrolcloselowalthoughroadshowsgoescoholdgoldrolevotecodeknowsgoalbelownotewrotegrowthcoldsoldcoachgoals

All 35 rhymes for cone, grouped by syllable

Cone in a sentence

  • I'd like two scoops of ice cream in a cone, please.hinto4
  • In the funnel, the cone shape has been truncated.Reza_
  • Matthew threw pine cones into the campfire, which crackled and popped.Amastan
  • Can you give me the definition of a cone?CK
  • The centipede hid beneath the fallen pine cone.Amastan
  • A cone and a cylinder can be cut by the same ellipse.Slam4
  • The base of a cone is a circle.Objectivesea
  • He placed a traffic cone in the road.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cone

as a noun

plural
cones

as a verb

past tense
coned
present participle
coning
third-person singular
cones
past participle
coned