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puzzle

('p/@/z/@/l )

a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution(noun.communication)

Example:
He loved to solve chessmate puzzles.
That's a real puzzler.

Synonym:
mystifier, puzzler, teaser

source: wordnet30
a game that tests your ingenuity(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making.(noun)

source: webster1913

be a mystery or bewildering to(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, stick, stupefy, vex

source: wordnet30
be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide(verb.emotion)

Example:
We puzzled over her sudden departure.

source: wordnet30
To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be bewildered, or perplexed.(verb)

source: webster1913

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