puzzle
puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/
noun
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A game that tests your ingenuity
(
puzzle
)
a game that tests your ingenuity
She spent her evening engrossed in a challenging jigsaw puzzle.
She spent her evening engrossed in a challenging jigsaw puzzle.
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A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
(
mystifier
, puzzle
, puzzler
, teaser
, riddler
)
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
He loved to solve chessmate puzzles
he loved to solve chessmate puzzles
That's a real puzzler
that's a real puzzler
verb
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(
)
Be a mystery or bewildering to
(
beat
, dumbfound
, flummox
, get
, gravel
, nonplus
, amaze
, baffle
, mystify
, perplex
, pose
, stick
, stupefy
, vex
, bewilder
, puzzle
)
be a mystery or bewildering to
This beats me!
This beats me!
Got me--I don't know the answer!
Got me--I don't know the answer!
A vexing problem
a vexing problem
This question really stuck me
This question really stuck me
-
Be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
(
puzzle
)
be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
We puzzled over her sudden departure
We puzzled over her sudden departure