cone

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a solid or hollow object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point

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The ice cream was served in a waffle cone.
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Traffic cones were placed to mark the construction area.
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pyramidfunnelspiretaper
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the dry fruit of a conifer, typically a woody structure that contains seeds

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Squirrels often collect pine cones for their seeds.
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The forest floor was covered with fallen pine cones.
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pineconestrobilus
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a light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye, which provides sharp vision and color discrimination

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The human eye has millions of cones that detect color.
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Defects in cones can lead to color blindness.
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photoreceptorretinal cone
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to make something into the shape of a cone

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She coned the paper to make a party hat.
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The engineers coned the metal sheet for the rocket nose.
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taperpointshape into a cone
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snow conetraffic coneice cream cone