Puzzle can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure" | ||
| 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" | ||
Noun |
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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" | ||
| puzzle - a game that tests your ingenuity |
| # | Sentence | ||
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| 1. | noun | You could have solved this puzzle with a little more patience. | |
| 2. | noun | I can't finish this part of the puzzle. | |
| 3. | noun | Have you worked the puzzle out? | |
| 4. | noun | I can't figure out how to solve the puzzle. | |
| 5. | noun | I found it difficult to solve the puzzle. | |
| 6. | noun | The solution of the puzzle required no time. | |
| 7. | noun | This puzzle will be completed by tomorrow. | |
| 8. | noun | This puzzle has 500 pieces. | |
| 9. | noun | I love to spend time trying to put together a puzzle. | |
| 10. | noun | The boy was clever enough to solve the puzzle. | |
| 11. | noun | No one could solve the puzzle. | |
| 12. | noun | He is involved in working out a crossword puzzle. | |
| 13. | noun | He was involved in the puzzle. | |
| 14. | noun | She solved the puzzle with ease. | |
| 15. | noun | I felt it was a relatively difficult jigsaw puzzle. | |
| 16. | verb | With the help of a reference grammar of the Georgian language, Tom was eventually able to puzzle out even the few non-international traffic signs outside the two cities of Tbilisi and Kutaisi. |
| Sentence | |
|---|---|
| noun | |
| You could have solved this puzzle with a little more patience. | |
| I can't finish this part of the puzzle. | |
| Have you worked the puzzle out? | |
| I can't figure out how to solve the puzzle. | |
| I found it difficult to solve the puzzle. | |
| The solution of the puzzle required no time. | |
| This puzzle will be completed by tomorrow. | |
| This puzzle has 500 pieces. | |
| I love to spend time trying to put together a puzzle. | |
| The boy was clever enough to solve the puzzle. | |
| No one could solve the puzzle. | |
| He is involved in working out a crossword puzzle. | |
| He was involved in the puzzle. | |
| She solved the puzzle with ease. | |
| I felt it was a relatively difficult jigsaw puzzle. | |
| verb | |
| With the help of a reference grammar of the Georgian language, Tom was eventually able to puzzle out even the few non-international traffic signs outside the two cities of Tbilisi and Kutaisi. | |