cone
Translation
cone
Examples
She ate a vanilla ice cream cone.
She ate a vanilla ice cream cone.
A triangle rotated around an axis forms a cone.
A triangle rotated around an axis forms a cone.
We collected pine cones in the forest.
We collected pine cones in the forest.
Place the orange cones on the road for safety.
Place the orange cones on the road for safety.
Grammar Patterns
a cone-shaped wafer for holding ice cream I would like a chocolate cone.
a solid shape with a circular base and a point A cone has a circular base.
the fruit of a pine or fir tree We found many pine cones.
a plastic object used to direct traffic The police set up traffic cones.
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Etymology
From Greek 'kōnos' (cone, spinning top, pine cone).
Memory Tips
Picture an ice cream cone. This shape is the basic meaning, which applies to traffic cones and pine cones too.