See Also: stunt(5)(dictionary)
stunt(4)(dictionary)
stunt(3)(dictionary)
stunt(2)(dictionary)
stunt(1)(dictionary)
stunt man(dictionary)
stunt(medicine)
stunt woman(dictionary)
stunt 1, noun(dictionary)
stunt 2, verb(dictionary)

stunt(3) (iou) and cube (iou)


stunt(3) (iou)



stunt noun2. L19.
[Origin unkn.; first used in US college slang.]
An act notable or impressive on account of the skill, strength, daring, etc., required to perform it, an exciting or dangerous feat or trick, an exploit; a theatrical turn; a daring aerobatic manoeuvre; a prescribed item or event in an athletic competition or display. Also, something intended to gain an effect or win an advantage; spec. (a) Military slang an attack or advance; (b) an advertising or promotional gimmick, a device, event, etc., designed to attract attention or publicity. L19.
C. A. Lindbergh We did a few stunts over the fair-grounds to get everyone's attention. Sunday Times His bisexuality..was attracting sensational publicity. How much..was simply a stunt? N. Mailer Houdini had pulled his favourite stunt of escaping from a sealed casket underwater.
A stint, a task, an Exercise. Orig. US. L19.
G. H. Lorimer A twelve-hour stunt of making all the beds you've mussed.
gen. An act; a display of pretended feeling or emotion, a pretence. E20.
M. Forster Paula doing her Florence Nightingale stunt.
Comb.: stunt man, stunt woman: employed to perform dangerous feats, esp. as a stand-in for a Film actor.
stunty adjective having the character of a stunt; attention-seeking; gimmicky: L20.

cube (iou)



cube verb trans. [kju:b] L16.
[from the noun.]
Math. Raise (a number) to the third power; find the cube of. L16.
Determine the cubic content of. M17.
Cut into small cubes; dice. M20.
cuber noun a machine for cutting meat etc. into cubes M20.