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puz·zle
 puzzle
- pronunciation:
- puh
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- puzzle out
- features:
- Word Builder
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a toy or problem that is solved by using thought or by rearranging letters, words, numbers, or objects.
The local newspaper publishes a crossword puzzle every day.It took us a few weeks to finish that jigsaw puzzle.
- similar words:
- crossword puzzle, jigsaw puzzle, riddle
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| definition 2: |
anything that confuses.
Car engines are a puzzle to some people.- synonyms:
- mystery, riddle
- similar words:
- dilemma, knot, maze, predicament, problem, tangle
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
puzzled, puzzles, puzzling |
| definition 1: |
to confuse.
The book's ending puzzled me.- synonyms:
- baffle, confuse, mystify, stump
- similar words:
- beat, bewilder, bother, frustrate, shock, stagger, stick
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| definition 2: |
to think about something that is confusing or is hard to understand.
John puzzled for days over the meaning of her letter.- similar words:
- brood, chew over, consider, contemplate, meditate, ponder, study
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| related words: |
intrigue |
| phrase: |
puzzle out |
| derivations: |
puzzledly (adv.), puzzlingly (adv.) |
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