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puzzle

/ puzzle /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

a toy that tests your ingenuity

Type of:

plaything toy

Kinds of:

Chinese puzzle jigsaw puzzle tangram

noun Sense 2

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

"he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"

"that''s a real puzzler"

Type of:

problem

Derived:

perplex vex stick get mystify

verb Sense 3

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

"We puzzled over her sudden departure"

Type of:

chew over think over meditate

Derived:

puzzler mystifier teaser bewilderment obfuscation

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 4

be a mystery or bewildering to

"This beats me!"

"Got me--I don''t know the answer!"

"a vexing problem"

"This question really stuck me"

Type of:

confuse throw fox

Kinds of:

stump mix up riddle elude escape

Derived:

stupefaction bewilderment obfuscation puzzlement befuddlement

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