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puzzle
('p/@/z/@/l )

noun (n)

  • a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He loved to solve chessmate puzzles.
    That's a real puzzler.
    Synonym:
    mystifier, puzzler, teaser
    source: wordnet30
  • a game that tests your ingenuity(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • be a mystery or bewildering to(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, stick, stupefy, vex
    source: wordnet30
  • be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    We puzzled over her sudden departure.
    source: wordnet30
  • To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be bewildered, or perplexed.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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