Puzzle - Definition

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"

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