cone
cone [cone cones coned coning] noun, verb BrE [kəʊn] NAmE [koʊn]
noun 
1. a solid or hollow object with a round flat base and sides that slope up to a point
see also ↑conic, ↑conical
2. a solid or hollow object that is shaped like a cone
•a paper cone full of popcorn
•the cone of a volcano
see also ↑nose cone
3. (also ˈtraffic cone)a plastic object shaped like a cone and often red and white, or yellow, in colour, used on roads to show where vehicles are not allowed to go, for example while repairs are being done
4. (also old-fashioned cornet)a piece of thin crisp biscuit shaped like a cone, which you can put ice cream in to eat it
5. the hard dry fruit of a ↑pine or ↑fir tree
•a pine cone
see also ↑fir cone
Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting an apex or vertex): from French cône, via Latin from Greek kōnos.
Derived: ↑cone something off
verb
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting an apex or vertex): from French cône, via Latin from Greek kōnos.
See also: ↑cornet ▪ ↑traffic cone
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