Puzzle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
  2. something puzzling; a puzzling question, matter, or person.
  3. a puzzled or perplexed condition; bewilderment.
  4. a crossword puzzle: Did you do the puzzle in the newspaper today?
  5. a jigsaw puzzle.
verb (used with object), puz·zled, puz·zling.
  1. to put (someone) at a loss; mystify; confuse; baffle: Her attitude puzzles me.
  2. to frustrate or confound, as the understanding; perplex: The problem puzzled him for weeks.
  3. to exercise (oneself, one's brain, etc.) over some problem or matter.
  4. to make intricate or complicated.
verb (used without object), puz·zled, puz·zling.
  1. to be perplexed or confused.
  2. to ponder or study over some perplexing problem or matter.
Verb Phrases
  1. to solve by careful study or effort: I was unable to puzzle out the message.
verb
  1. to perplex or be perplexed
  2. to attempt the solution (of); ponder (about)
  3. to solve by mental effort
noun
  1. a person or thing that puzzles
  2. a problem that cannot be easily or readily solved
  3. the state or condition of being puzzled
  4. a toy, game, or question presenting a problem that requires skill or ingenuity for its solution
Puzzle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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