Illustration of cone
- 1 Sitka spruce
- 2 Japanese cedar
- 3 giant sequoia
- 4 white spruce
- 5 redwood
- 6 lodgepole pine
- 7 Douglas fir
- 8 bald cypress
- 9 jack pine
cone
1 of 2noun
ˈkōn 
1
a
: a solid generated by rotating a right triangle about one of its legs
called also right circular cone
b
: a solid bounded by a circular or other closed plane base and the surface formed by line segments joining every point of the boundary of the base to a common vertex see Volume Formulas Table
c
: a surface traced by a moving straight line passing through a fixed vertex
2
a
: a mass of ovule-bearing or pollen-bearing scales or bracts in most conifers or in cycads that are arranged usually on a somewhat elongated axis
b
: any of several flower or fruit clusters suggesting a cone
3
: something that resembles a cone in shape: such as
a
: any of the conical photosensitive receptor cells of the vertebrate retina that function in color vision compare rod sense 3
b
: any of a family (Conidae) of tropical marine gastropod mollusks that inject their prey with a potent toxin
c
: the apex of a volcano
d
: a crisp usually cone-shaped wafer for holding ice cream
cone
2 of 2verb
coned; coning
transitive verb
1
: to make cone-shaped
2
: to bevel like the slanting surface of a cone
cone a tire
Example Sentences
Noun He scooped out the popcorn with a paper cone.
Recent Examples on the Web
Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 An exhibition at the Green Gallery, in 1962, featured a giant slice of sponge cake, an ice cream cone, and a hamburger — all of which were about the size of a living room sofa and sat, fittingly, on the floor. New York Times, 19 July 2022 Get Up, calling him a cone to suggest the 12-time All-Star and nine-time NBA All-Defensive team selection is a poor defender. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 The TheraFace Pro comes with three different percussive attachments — a cone, a micro-point, and a flat. Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 23 Aug. 2022 After Sunday’s loss, in which the team’s most reliable reliever all year, John Schreiber, melted down like a Little Leaguer’s ice cream cone left in the sun, the Sox sunk to 16-32 against AL East brethren. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Experimentation is part of the fun: Enjoy it plain, with fresh fruit, or rolled into a cone and covered with ice cream, syrup and bananas. Kate Springer, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 For hat, make a cone from a paper bag, then fold in its top and fringe its bottom, curling upward. Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022 The Double Stuf Oreo Waffle Cone features a waffle cone made of chocolate Oreos and layered with sweet Oreo crème, filled with real ice cream and topped with another layer of sweet Oreo crème and Oreo cookie pieces. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022 Matier & Ross, SFChronicle.com, 1 July 2018 See More
Noun
Seven spray patterns are available on this model: flat, center, cone, full, mist, jet, and shower. Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 An exhibition at the Green Gallery, in 1962, featured a giant slice of sponge cake, an ice cream cone, and a hamburger — all of which were about the size of a living room sofa and sat, fittingly, on the floor. New York Times, 19 July 2022 Get Up, calling him a cone to suggest the 12-time All-Star and nine-time NBA All-Defensive team selection is a poor defender. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 The TheraFace Pro comes with three different percussive attachments — a cone, a micro-point, and a flat. Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 23 Aug. 2022 After Sunday’s loss, in which the team’s most reliable reliever all year, John Schreiber, melted down like a Little Leaguer’s ice cream cone left in the sun, the Sox sunk to 16-32 against AL East brethren. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Experimentation is part of the fun: Enjoy it plain, with fresh fruit, or rolled into a cone and covered with ice cream, syrup and bananas. Kate Springer, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 For hat, make a cone from a paper bag, then fold in its top and fringe its bottom, curling upward. Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022 The Double Stuf Oreo Waffle Cone features a waffle cone made of chocolate Oreos and layered with sweet Oreo crème, filled with real ice cream and topped with another layer of sweet Oreo crème and Oreo cookie pieces. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022 Verb
For years, the bridge district had allowed the annual marathon to cone off two of the northbound lanes to accommodate the popular run. Matier & Ross, SFChronicle.com, 1 July 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conus, from Greek kōnos
First Known Use
Noun
1562, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb
1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing cone
Kids Definition
cone
noun
ˈkōn
1
: a thin crisp cookie shaped to hold ice cream
2
: a scaly structure of certain trees (as the pine or fir) that produces pollen or egg cells and seeds
3
: a shape with a circular base and sides that taper evenly to a point
4
: a cell of the retina of the eye that is sensitive to colored light
Medical Definition
cone
noun
ˈkōn
1
: a solid having a circular base and sides that slope evenly to a point
2
a
: any of the conical photosensitive receptor cells of the vertebrate retina that function in color vision compare rod
b
: any of a family (Conidae) of numerous somewhat conical tropical gastropod mollusks that include a few highly poisonous forms see conus
3
: a cusp of a tooth especially in the upper jaw