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puzzle
[ puhz-uhl ]
noun
- a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- something puzzling; a puzzling question, matter, or person.
- a puzzled or perplexed condition; bewilderment.
Did you do the puzzle in the newspaper today?
verb (used with object)
- to put (someone) at a loss; mystify; confuse; baffle:
Her attitude puzzles me.
Synonyms:
- to frustrate or confound, as the understanding; perplex:
The problem puzzled him for weeks.
- to exercise (oneself, one's brain, etc.) over some problem or matter.
- Archaic. to make intricate or complicated.
verb (used without object)
- to be perplexed or confused.
- to ponder or study over some perplexing problem or matter.
verb phrase
- to solve by careful study or effort:
I was unable to puzzle out the message.
puzzle
/ ˈ±èÊŒ³úÉ™±ô /
verb
- to perplex or be perplexed
- intrfoll byover to attempt the solution (of); ponder (about)
he puzzled over her absence
- trusually foll byout to solve by mental effort
he puzzled out the meaning of the inscription
noun
- a person or thing that puzzles
- a problem that cannot be easily or readily solved
- the state or condition of being puzzled
- a toy, game, or question presenting a problem that requires skill or ingenuity for its solution See jigsaw puzzle Chinese puzzle
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è³Ü³ú³ú±ô¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è³Ü³úz±ô±ð»å·±ô²â adverb
- ±è³Ü³úz±ô±ð»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ³Ü²Ô·±è³Ü³úz±ô±ð verb (used with object) unpuzzled unpuzzling
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of puzzle1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of puzzle1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Making his limited usage all the more puzzling, Cronin conceded late in the season that the 6-9 Bilodeau was not a center even though he started every game he played at the position.
What remains puzzling is Donald Trump's impatience – the same impatience he's displayed in attempting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
“It will be very important to connect each of these pieces of the puzzle to really understand the impacts on the food web.â€
Letting Kidman retrofit this puzzle with her own handcrafted parts would only make “Holland†more interesting.
John leads a quiet life of the mind, spending his days designing puzzles under the pen name Ludwig.
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