Definitions
A shape or object that narrows from a round base to a point.
Word origin
From Middle English cone (“corner, angle”) and conoun (“cone”), from Medieval Latin cōnus, cōnon (“cone, wedge, peak”), from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone, spinning top, pine cone”). Reinforced by Middle French cone, from the same Graeco-Latin source.
Used in a sentence
“Under the old method the material coned at the bottom of the borehole and as a result it would not go under houses and buildings.”
“The area occupied by the works should be coned off and the usual advance warning signs should be provided on all approaches”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Tapered solid shape”4 letters
02“Ice cream holder”4 letters
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