| NOUN | communication | puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
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| artifact | puzzle | a game that tests your ingenuity | |
| VERB | cognition | puzzle, perplex, vex, stick, get, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| emotion | puzzle | be uncertain about |
| Sounds | pah'zahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution. | |
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| Synonyms | puzzler, mystifier, teaser | |
| Narrower | sudoku | A number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number |
| word square, acrostic | A puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across | |
| Broader | problem | A question raised for consideration or solution |
| Spanish | acertijo, enigma | |
| Catalan | enigma | |
| Verbs | puzzle | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| puzzle | be uncertain about | |
| Meaning | A game that tests your ingenuity. | |
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| Narrower | Chinese puzzle | Intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes |
| crossword puzzle, crossword | A puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle | |
| jigsaw puzzle | A puzzle that requires you to reassemble a picture / picture that has been mounted on a stiff base and cut into interlocking pieces | |
| tangram | A Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs | |
| Broader | game | The game equipment needed in order to play a particular game / game / game |
| Spanish | puzle, puzzle, rompecabezas | |
| Catalan | puzle, puzzle | |
| Meaning | Be a mystery or bewildering to. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will puzzle him; The good news will puzzle her; The performance is likely to puzzle Sue | |
| Synonyms | perplex, vex, stick, get, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound | |
| Narrower | elude, escape | Be incomprehensible to |
| riddle | Set a difficult problem or riddle | |
| stump, mix up | Cause to be perplexed or confounded | |
| Broader | confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate | Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to |
| See also | puzzle out | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning / meaning of |
| puzzle over | try to solve | |
| Spanish | asombrar, confundir, desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, sorprender | |
| Catalan | desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar | |
| Nouns | puzzle, puzzler | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
| puzzlement | confusion resulting from failure to understand | |
| Meaning | Be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue puzzle over the results of the experiment | |
| Example | "We puzzled over her sudden departure" | |
| Broader | chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate | Reflect deeply on a subject / subject |
| Nouns | puzzle | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
| puzzlement | confusion resulting from failure to understand | |
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