cone

cone
cone1 [kəun US koun] n
[Date: 1400-1500; : French; Origin: Latin conus, from Greek konos]
1.) a solid or hollow shape that is round at one end, has sloping sides, and has a point at the other end, or something with this shape
2.) an object shaped like a large cone that is put on a road to prevent cars from going somewhere or to warn drivers about something
3.) the fruit of a ↑pine or ↑fir tree
→↑conifer
4.) a piece of thin cooked cake, shaped like a cone, that you put ↑ice cream in, or a cone like this with ice cream in it
5.) technical a ↑cell in your eye that is shaped like a cone, that helps you see light and colour
→↑rod
cone 2
cone2 v
cone off [cone sth<=>off] phr v
to put a row of orange ↑cones around an area to prevent people or cars from going there, for example during building work

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