puzzle
/ˈpʌzəl/noun, verb2 syllables
Puzzle means: be a mystery or bewildering to.
Synonyms for puzzle25
noun, as in a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
puzzler, mystifier, teaser
verb, as in be a mystery or bewildering to
also used for puzzle
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What does puzzle mean?4
verb
1
be a mystery or bewildering to“This beats me!”
2
be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide“We puzzled over her sudden departure”
noun
1
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution“he loved to solve chessmate puzzles”
2
a game that tests your ingenuity
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with puzzle?1
two syllables
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Puzzle in a sentence
- Finally, the pieces of the puzzle started to fit.rozsarozsa
- Lately, my younger sister has been obsessed with puzzle games.Lumi
- First, spread the puzzle pieces out on a table.Hybrid
- With a little more patience, you could have solved the puzzle.masya
- In the end, we were the ones who solved the puzzle.Luornu
- Working on puzzles has helped me gain focus, determination, and patience.maxine
- I don't have all of the pieces to this puzzle.CK
- I can't figure out how to solve the puzzle.CK
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Forms of puzzle
as a noun
- plural
- puzzles
as a verb
- past tense
- puzzled
- present participle
- puzzling
- third-person singular
- puzzles
- past participle
- puzzled