puzzles
noun
- 1
Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.
“Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle.”
- 2
A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.
- 3
A crossword puzzle.
- 4
A jigsaw puzzle.
- 5
A riddle.
- 6
Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction.
- 7
The state of being puzzled; perplexity.
“to be in a puzzle”
verb
- 1
To perplex (someone).
- 2
To think long and carefully, in bewilderment.
“We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted.”
- 3
To make intricate; to entangle.
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