ETYM French cube, Latin cubus, from Greek, a cubical die.
1. A hexahedron with six equal squares as faces; SYN. regular hexahedron, block.
2. Something in the (approximate) shape of a cube; SYN. square block.
3. The product of three equal terms in mathematics; SYN. third power.
4. Any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone. + prikaži više

(sing.: die).
Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers; SYN. die.

ETYM Old Eng. dee, die, French dé, from Latin datus given, thrown, p. p. of dare to give, throw. Related to Date a point of time.
(Homonym: dye).
1. A device used for shaping metal.
2. A tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods.