- pronunciation:
- kon
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| definition 1: |
A cone is a figure that is mostly round, but it is wide at the bottom and narrow and pointed at the top.
An ice cream cone often has a shape that is like a cone.
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Things that have a similar shape to a cone are also called cones. That's why an ice cream cone is called a cone!
When there are orange cones in the street, it means that drivers need to slow down and drive carefully.
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Some kinds of trees produce things called cones that hold their seeds. We can't eat these cones, but they are really the fruit of the tree. Pine trees, and some trees similar to pines, grow cones for their seeds.
I like to collect pine cones when we walk in the woods. I try to find the biggest ones, and I like the way the cones smell.
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Word Builder: kinds of cones
- warning cone:
a large, bright cone placed in a road to warn drivers of danger.
- ice cream cone:
a thin cookie in the shape of a cone. You put ice cream in the open end of the cone.