- present tense form of cube (3rd person singular).
cubes
Example Sentences
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The person who does place it higher than 20 cubits, he says, obviously places a very high value on the commandment to light the menorah—after all, they troubled themselves to climb up very high.
From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023
Fathoms, hand spans, and cubits were the most common body-based measurements, each popping up in about 40% of these cultures.
From Science Magazine • May 31, 2023
You're down in cramped, largely darkened mineshafts, your view of the world smashed into orthogonal surfaces divvied into blocks roughly the size of cubits.
From Time • Jul. 25, 2017
The Bible states that Goliath was six cubits and a span in height.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, behind those two inches you want to hide Aristotle’s ninety-nine cubits and, speaking only of my tiny error, remain silent about his enormous mistake.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
