ALL meanings of puzzle
puz·zle
P p - noun puzzle jigsaw puzzle 1
- noun puzzle mental game 1
- noun puzzle mental question 1
- transitive verb puzzle confuse 1
- noun puzzle person: complicated 1
- intransitive verb puzzle think about 1
- noun puzzle a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort. 1
- noun puzzle something puzzling; a puzzling question, matter, or person. 1
- noun puzzle a puzzled or perplexed condition; bewilderment. 1
- noun puzzle a crossword puzzle: Did you do the puzzle in the newspaper today? 1
- noun puzzle a jigsaw puzzle. 1
- verb with object puzzle to put (someone) at a loss; mystify; confuse; baffle: Her attitude puzzles me. 1
- verb with object puzzle to frustrate or confound, as the understanding; perplex: The problem puzzled him for weeks. 1
- verb with object puzzle to exercise (oneself, one's brain, etc.) over some problem or matter. 1
- verb with object puzzle Archaic. to make intricate or complicated. 1
- verb without object puzzle to be perplexed or confused. 1
- verb without object puzzle to ponder or study over some perplexing problem or matter. 1
- verb puzzle If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused. 0
- verb puzzle If you puzzle over something, you try hard to think of the answer to it or the explanation for it. 0
- countable noun puzzle A puzzle is a question, game, or toy which you have to think about carefully in order to answer it correctly or put it together properly. 0
- singular noun puzzle You can describe a person or thing that is hard to understand as a puzzle. 0
- verb puzzle to perplex or be perplexed 0
- verb puzzle to attempt the solution (of); ponder (about) 0
- verb puzzle to solve by mental effort 0
- noun puzzle a person or thing that puzzles 0
- noun puzzle a problem that cannot be easily or readily solved 0
- noun puzzle the state or condition of being puzzled 0
- noun puzzle a toy, game, or question presenting a problem that requires skill or ingenuity for its solution 0
- verb transitive puzzle to perplex; confuse; bewilder; nonplus 0
- intransitive verb puzzle to be perplexed, etc. 0
- intransitive verb puzzle to exercise one's mind, as over the solution of a problem 0
- noun puzzle the state of being puzzled; bewilderment 0
- noun puzzle a question, problem, etc. that puzzles 0
- noun puzzle a toy or problem for testing cleverness, skill, or ingenuity 0