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Meaning of the word cone in English

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cone

US /koʊn/
UK /koʊn/
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Noun

1.

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

Example:
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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.
Synonym:
pyramidfunnelspiretaper
2.

the dry fruit of a conifer, typically a woody structure that contains seeds

Example:
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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.
Synonym:
pineconestrobilus
3.

a light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye, which provides sharp vision and color discrimination

Example:
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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.
Synonym:
photoreceptorretinal cone

Verb

1.

to make something into the shape of a cone

Example:
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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.
Synonym:
taperpointshape into a cone
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