B2nounsciencefood
US/koʊn/
UK/kəʊn/
a solid shape with a round base and a pointed top, or something with this shape
In context
The kids each got an ice cream cone after the swimming lesson.
Workers put orange traffic cones around the hole in the road.
In geometry class, we learned how to find the volume of a cone.
Words that go with cone
noun + noun
- ice cream coneShe dropped her ice cream cone on the pavement.
- traffic coneA traffic cone blocked the entrance to the car park.
- pine coneThe children collected pine cones in the forest.
adjective + preposition
- shaped like a coneThe traditional hat is shaped like a cone.
noun + preposition
- volume of a coneWrite down the formula for the volume of a cone.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
Vietnamese people wear a cone hat.Correct: Many Vietnamese people wear a conical hat.