cone
cone · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A solid or hollow shape with a circular base tapering to a point.
- 2.
To shape into a cone.
- 3.
The dry fruit of a conifer tree.
- 4.
A cone-shaped wafer for holding ice cream.
- 5.
A light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye.
Forms
plural: cones
Phrases & expressions
- •ice cream cone — a wafer cone filled with ice cream
- •traffic cone — an orange marker for road work
- •pine cone — the seed-bearing structure of a pine tree
- •cone of silence — a private or secret space
Related words
Etymology
From Greek "konos" meaning cone or spinning top, via Latin "conus."