Rubik's cube
/ˈruːbɪks
/noun trademark
A puzzle in the form of a plastic cube covered with multicoloured squares, which the player attempts to twist and turn so that all the squares on each face are of the same colour.But lovers of kaleidoscopes, Rubik's cubes, and jigsaw and other puzzles should have a field day....
- The Rubik's cube was simply a puzzle whose original intentions mystified him, and he could not fathom the purpose for which it was designed.
- It's been a while since I played with a Rubik's cube.
Origin
1980s: named after Erno Rubik (born 1944), its Hungarian inventor.