Puzzle
21 definitions retrieved  puzzle \puz"zle\ (p[u^]z"z'l), n. [For opposal, in the sense of problem. See Oppose, Pose, v.] 1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle. [1913 Webster] puzzle \puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. puzzled (p[u^]z"z'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. puzzling (p[u^]z"zl[i^]ng).] 1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. [1913 Webster] A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To make intricate; to entangle. [1913 Webster] They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery. [1913 Webster] Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See Embarrass. [1913 Webster] Puzzle \Puz"zle\, v. i. 1. To be bewildered, or perplexed. [1913 Webster] A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem. [1913 Webster]  puzzle n 1: a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" [syn: puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser] 2: a game that tests your ingenuity v 1: 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" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound] 2: be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"  Puzzle [pazəl] (n) , s.(n ) jigsaw (puzzle)  puzzle [pʌzl] Geduldspiel; Rätsel  puzzle [pʌzl] énigme; puzzle abasourdir confondre; troubler abasourdir; consterner; stupéfier  puzzle fejtörô nehézség rejtvény türelemjáték zavar  puzzle [pʌzl] ænigma; griphus  puzzle [pʌzl] puzzel; raadsel verbijsteren dooreenhalen; van zijn stuk brengen; verwarren; verwisselen onthutsen; ontstellen; ontzetten; verbijsteren; verbluffen  puzzle [pʌzl] adivinhação, enigma atrapalhar, confundir, perturbar atordoar, bestificar, desconcertar  puzzle [pʌzl] gåta  puzzle [pyzzl] Rätsel  puzzle [pyzzl] enigma; puzzle; riddle  puzzle [pyzzl] puzzel; raadsel  puzzle Geduldspiel n; Rätsel n puzzle Rätsel n puzzle rätseln puzzle verblüffen; verwirren  Puzzle n jigsaw (puzzle)  159 Moby Thesaurus words for "puzzle": Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, addle, ail, amaze, apply the mind, baffle, bafflement, baffling problem, bamboozle, be the matter, beat, befog, befuddle, beset, bewilder, bewilderment, boggle, bother, brain twister, brain-teaser, buffalo, cap, complicate matters, concern, confound, confoundment, confuse, confusion, consider, contemplate, conundrum, crossword puzzle, crux, dark horse, daze, decipher, dilemma, discommode, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertedness, disconcertion, disconcertment, distract, distress, disturb, disturbance, dumbfound, embarrassment, enigma, enigmatic question, figure out, fix, flabbergast, floor, floorer, flummox, foil, frontier, frontiers of knowledge, frustrate, fuddle, get, hammer at, hammer away at, harass, inconvenience, irk, jam, jigsaw puzzle, keep in suspense, knot, knotty point, lick, matter of ignorance, maze, mind-boggler, muddle, mull over, muse on, muse over, mystery, mystification, mystify, n, node, nodus, nonplus, nut to crack, oxymoron, paradox, perplex, perplexed question, perplexity, perturb, perturbation, pickle, plague, plight, ponder over, pons asinorum, pose, poser, pother, predicament, problem, put out, put to it, puzzle out, puzzle over, puzzlement, puzzler, quandary, question, question mark, reflect over, riddle, scrape, sealed book, sixty-four dollar question, solve, sort out, stew, stew over, stick, sticker, study, stumble, stump, stumper, stymie, teaser, terra incognita, the incalculable, the strange, the unfamiliar, the unknowable, the unknown, think hard, think through, throw, torment, tough proposition, trouble, unassuredness, unexplored ground, unexplored territory, unknown quantity, unlock, unravel, upset, vex, vexed question, why, work out, worry, x, z Puzzle related |
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