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- DictionaryPuz·zle/ˈpəz(ə)l/
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand or make sense of something: "one remark he made puzzled me"
noun
- 1. a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.
A puzzle is a question or problem, intricate enough to be perplexing to the mind; it is sometimes a contrivance made purposely perplexing to test one's ingenuity: a crossword puzzle; The reason for their behavior remains a puzzle.
3 days ago · puzzle (plural puzzles) Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of . Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle. A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete. A crossword puzzle.
Definitions of puzzle. verb. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide. “We puzzled over her sudden departure” see more. verb. be a mystery or bewildering to. synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, stick, stupefy, vex. see more. noun.
6 days ago · 1. to perplex or be perplexed. 2. (intransitive; foll by over) to attempt the solution (of); ponder (about) he puzzled over her absence. 3. (transitive; usually foll by out) to solve by mental effort. I puzzled out the meaning of the inscription. noun.
n. 1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling. 2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma: the puzzle of the author's true identity. 3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment: I'm really in a puzzle over how this happened. v. puz·zled, puz·zling, puz·zles.
[usually singular] something that is difficult to understand or explain synonym mystery. The deeper meaning of the poem remains a puzzle. The detectives were beginning to solve the murder. All the pieces in the puzzle were falling neatly into place. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. (especially North American English)
a game or activity in which you have to put pieces together or answer questions using skill: to do/ solve a puzzle. a crossword puzzle. a jigsaw puzzle. puzzle noun [C] (SITUATION) a situation that is very difficult to understand: Scientists have been trying to solve this puzzle for years. puzzle. verb [ T ] uk / ˈpʌzl / us.
