Tinkertoy

American  

[ting-ker-toi] / ˈtɪŋ kərˌtɔɪ /

Trademark.

1. a brand of children's building toy.

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Example Sentences

It is one of the strongest brands at Basic Fun, which has a portfolio of nostalgic brands aimed at Gen Xers, including Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoy, Lite-Brite, Care Bears and Pound Puppies.

From The Wall Street Journal

These substances are made up of both inorganic and organic molecules, which link together to form open lattice structures that resemble Tinkertoy stick-and-node play sets: Central “nodes” of metal ions bind to multiple organic “stick” molecules, producing a cagelike framework.

From Scientific American

Yaghi and his colleagues say they can achieve these Goldilocks-level binding sites by tweaking the types of organic molecules used as the “sticks” of the Tinkertoy structure.

From Scientific American

It was described as a dragonfly, a hedgehog, and a Tinkertoy.

From Literature

Like the ’80s-era Milan-centered Memphis movement, with its Tinkertoy shapes and colors, which has been embraced as inspiration by designers searching for optimism and humor in a sobering age, Scarpa’s warm-blooded mix of the ancient and modern — buildings, objects and furniture laboriously handcrafted in stone, wood, forged metals, stucco and glass — has become newly relevant.

From New York Times