cone

/kˈoʊn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. any cone-shaped artifact
2. a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
3. cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
4. a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color

verb

1. make cone-shaped
   “cone a tire”

Synonyms for cone

• conoid
• cone shape
• strobilus
• strobile
• cone cell
• retinal cone

Words that rhyme with cone

• stone
• tone
• unknown
• drone
• alone
• bone
• zone
• backbone
• throne
• baritone
• clone
• monotone
• phone
• cornerstone
• hone
• intone
• loan
• lone
• millstone
• roan
• telephone
• undertone
• anemone
• atone
• blown
• brownstone
• capstone
• chaperone
• cherrystone
• cobblestone