cone

/koʊn/
verb
  1. To shape something like a cone or to fit with a cone-shaped object.
    • She coned her hair with a special styling tool for the party.
    • The machine cones the metal into a sharp point.
    • The workers coned off the area to keep people away from the danger zone.
noun
  1. A solid or hollow object that has a flat, round base and sides that slope up to a point at the top.
    • A party hat is shaped like a cone.
    • The children drew a picture of a red cone with a round bottom.
    • The traffic cone was placed on the road to warn drivers of construction.
  2. A container for ice cream, made of a thin, crisp, cone-shaped pastry.
    • She ordered a double scoop of chocolate in a waffle cone.
    • The ice cream cone dripped down his hand on the hot summer day.
    • I prefer a sugar cone over a cake cone because it is crunchier.
  3. The fruit of a pine tree or other evergreen tree, made of overlapping scales that contain seeds.
    • A squirrel was nibbling on a cone from the spruce tree.
    • The forest floor was covered with dry cones from the pines.
    • We collected pine cones to use as decorations for the fireplace.
  4. A type of cell in the retina of the eye that is sensitive to color and bright light.
    • Cones allow you to see colors like red, green, and blue.
    • Damage to the cones in your eyes can cause color blindness.
    • The human eye has about six million cones.
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