brain-teaser

brain-teas·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [breyn tee-zer]
- /breɪn ˈti zər/
- /breɪn ˈtiː.zər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [breyn tee-zer]
- /breɪn ˈti zər/

Definitions of brain-teaser word

noun brain-teaser a puzzle or problem whose solution requires great ingenuity. 1
noun brain-teaser A complex riddle or puzzle. 0

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Origin of brain-teaser

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; brain + tease + -er1

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Parts of speech for Brain-teaser

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Brain-teaser

brain-teaser popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for brain-teaser

noun brain-teaser

riddle — a coarse sieve, as one for sifting sand in a foundry.
mystery — anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature.
puzzlement — the state of being puzzled; perplexity.
poser — wannabe, pretentious person
mystification — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.

All 8 Synonyms of brain-teaser