Rubik cube

Noun

Rubik's cube (plural Rubik's cubes)

1. A mechanical puzzle in the shape of a cube, all sides able to be rotated, each side divided into 9 squares, the moving pieces allowing the cube to be rearranged. The goal is to get the colored squares aligned so that each side of the cube is the same color.
   • They can open bottles, smoke a cigarette, draw a picture, solve a Rubik's cube, all with the holiest of holies.2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 48

   Synonyms:

   3x3x3, magic cube, puzzle cube