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- Dictionarypuzzle/ˈpʌzl/
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something: "she was puzzled by the doctor's manner"
noun
- 1. a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge: "those who solve this puzzle in the shortest time are eligible for awards"
- 2. a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma: "the meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle"
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The meaning of PUZZLE is to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally; also : to exert (oneself, one's mind, etc.) over such a problem or situation. How to use puzzle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Puzzle.
PUZZLE definition: 1. a situation that is difficult to understand: 2. a game or toy in which you have to fit separate…. Learn more.
PUZZLE meaning: 1. a situation that is difficult to understand: 2. a game or toy in which you have to fit separate…. Learn more.
A puzzle is a question or problem, intricate enough to be perplexing to the mind; it is sometimes a contrivance made purposely perplexing to test one's ingenuity: a crossword puzzle; The reason for their behavior remains a puzzle.
A puzzle is a question or problem, intricate enough to be perplexing to the mind; it is sometimes a contrivance made purposely perplexing to test one’s ingenuity: a crossword puzzle; The reason for their behavior remains a puzzle.
PUZZLE definition: 1. a game or activity in which you have to put pieces together or answer questions using skill: 2…. Learn more.
Definition of puzzle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The classic puzzle is a jigsaw puzzle, a picture that's split into small, oddly-shaped pieces you need to reassemble into a whole. There are also logic puzzles, crossword puzzles, and mechanical puzzles like a Rubik's Cube. If you can't figure a person out, you can also call them a puzzle.
Puzzle definition: Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling.
n. 1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling. 2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma: the puzzle of the author's true identity. 3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment: I'm really in a puzzle over how this happened.
