Definitions for puzzle

Definitions for (noun) puzzle

Main entry: puzzle

Definition: a game that tests your ingenuity


Main entry: puzzle, puzzler, teaser, mystifier

Definition: a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

Usage: he loved to solve chessmate puzzles; that's a real puzzler


Definitions for (verb) puzzle

Main entry: dumbfound, bewilder, baffle, beat, amaze, puzzle, pose, mystify, nonplus, perplex, stick, stupefy, flummox, gravel, get, vex

Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to

Usage: This beats me!; Got me--I don't know the answer!; a vexing problem; This question really stuck me


Main entry: puzzle

Definition: be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

Usage: We puzzled over her sudden departure


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