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speedcube

speedcube noun: a puzzle identical in form and function to a Rubik's Cube but often having a different internal mechanism, and designed for optimal speed of use.

Noun

speedcube (plural speedcubes)

  1. A puzzle identical in form and function to a Rubik's Cube but often having a different internal mechanism, and designed for optimal speed of use.

Verb

speedcube (third-person singular simple present speedcubes, present participle speedcubing, simple past and past participle speedcubed)

  1. (rare) To engage in speedcubing, the sport of solving a Rubik's Cube at high speed.
    • Then somebody, not much bigger than a tot, comes along and speedcubes it to perfection.2005 July 27, Ray Marshall, “Squaring up to the Rubik challenge”, in Evening Register
    • He said it took about eight hours for him to teach Will Smith how to speedcube, and, yes, "He really solves it in the movie."2007 May 6, “Rubik's Cube challenges new generation”, in Orange County Register, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2009

Forms of speedcube

Noun
pluralspeedcubes
Verb
third-person singular presentspeedcubes
present participlespeedcubing
past participlespeedcubed
pastspeedcubed

Origin of speedcube

From speed + cube (to solve a Rubik's cube, verb).

Questions about speedcube

What does speedcube mean?
Speedcube means a puzzle identical in form and function to a Rubik's Cube but often having a different internal mechanism, and designed for optimal speed of use.
What part of speech is speedcube?
Speedcube can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of speedcube?
The plural of speedcube is speedcubes.

Words near speedcube in the dictionary

  1. speedbump
  2. speedbumps
  3. speedcar
  4. speedcars
  5. speedcore
  6. speedcube
  7. speedcubed
  8. speedcuber
  9. speedcubers
  10. speedcubes
  11. speedcubing

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