puzzle
/ˈpʌzəl/
verb
- To cause someone to feel confused or unable to understand something.
- Her sudden change in mood puzzled her friends.
- The complex instructions puzzled the new students.
- The strange noise from the engine puzzled the mechanic.
- To think hard about something in order to understand or solve it.
- The detective puzzled about the clues late into the night.
- They puzzled together the pieces of the broken vase.
- She puzzled over the math problem for an hour before finding the answer.
noun
- A game or toy that tests your ability to think, solve problems, or find hidden things, often involving pieces that fit together or a question to answer.
- She spent the afternoon working on a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle of a mountain landscape.
- He bought a wooden puzzle that requires you to separate interlocking rings.
- The crossword puzzle in the newspaper is my favorite way to start the day.
- Something that is difficult to understand or explain; a mystery.
- The scientist described the strange signal as a puzzle that might take years to solve.
- Why the cat suddenly stopped eating is a puzzle to the whole family.
- The disappearance of the ancient city remains a puzzle for historians.
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