what does puzzle mean?
PUZZLE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a toy that tests your ingenuity
Hypernyms(s) puzzle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
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Usage Example(s)
- he loved to solve chessmate puzzles
- that’’s a real puzzler
Hypernyms(s) puzzle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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PUZZLE as VERB
- Meaning
- be a mystery or bewildering to
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Usage Example(s)
- This beats me!
- Got me–I don”t know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
Hypernyms(s) puzzle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- be uncertain about
- think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
Usage Example(s)
- We puzzled over her sudden departure
Hypernyms(s) puzzle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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