Definition of puzzle Puzzle
/pʌˈzʌl/ - [puzul] - puz•zle
We found 23 definitions of puzzle from 7 different sources.
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What does puzzle mean?
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NounPlural: puzzles |
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| puzzle - a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" | ||
| puzzler, mystifier, teaser | ||
| problem a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" | ||
| sudoku a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number | ||
| puzzle - a game that tests your ingenuity | ||
| game an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games" | ||
| chinese puzzle intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes | ||
| jigsaw puzzle a puzzle that requires you to reassemble a picture that has been mounted on a stiff base and cut into interlocking pieces | ||
| tangram a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs | ||
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| puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure" | ||
| chew over, ponder, muse, mull over, think over, mull, meditate, excogitate, ruminate, contemplate, speculate, reflect reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" | ||
| puzzle - 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" | ||
| perplex, vex, stick, get, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound | ||
| bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, confuse, throw make stupid with alcohol | ||
| puzzle over try to solve | ||
| figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" | ||
| mix up, stump remove tree stumps from; "stump a field" | ||
| riddle set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" | ||
| elude, escape escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- puzzle (Noun)
Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of . - puzzle (Noun)
A game for one person that is more or less difficult to work out or complete. - puzzle (Noun)
A crossword puzzle . - puzzle (Noun)
A jigsaw puzzle . - puzzle (Noun)
A riddle. - puzzle (Noun)
Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction. - puzzle (Noun)
The state of being puzzled; perplexity. - puzzle (Verb)
To perplex someone.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- puzzle (v.)
Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making. - puzzle (v.)
The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle. - puzzle (v. t.)
To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. - puzzle (v. t.)
To make intricate; to entangle. - puzzle (v. t.)
To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery. - puzzle (v. i.)
To be bewildered, or perplexed. - puzzle (v. i.)
To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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puzzle
A problem or enigma that challenges ingenuity, usually used for entertainment purposes.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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puzzle
puz′l, n. a difficulty to be solved: perplexity: something to try the ingenuity, as a toy or riddle.—v.t. to set a difficult question to: to pose: to perplex.—v.i. to be bewildered: to think long and carefully (with out, over).—ns. Puzz′ledom (coll.), bewilderment; Puzz′le-head, one who is puzzle-headed.—adj. Puzz′le-head′ed, having the head full of confused notions.—ns. Puzz′le-head′edness; Puzz′lement, the state of being puzzled; Puzz′le-monk′ey (same as Monkey-puzzle, q.v.); Puzz′le-peg, a piece of wood so secured under a dog's jaw as to keep his nose from the ground; Puzz′ler; Puzz′le-ring, a ring made of several small rings intricately linked together, capable of being taken apart and put together again.—adj. Puzz′ling, posing: perplexing.—adv. Puzz′lingly. [From M. E. opposaile (Eng. opposal), an objection—opposen, posen. Cf. Pose and Oppose.]
Wikipedia 
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A puzzle is a problem to make the user think. They are often used for entertainment and can help logic skills. The user may need to recognise patterns to solve it, so those who have good logic are usually good with puzzles.
Puzzles, such as wordsearches, crosswords and Sudoku grids, are printed in newspapers and magazines, but puzzles can be with objects or even on a computer screen.
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