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| puz·zle [ púzz'l ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle puz·zled, present participle puz·zling, 3rd person present singular puz·zles) |
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confuse somebody: to confuse somebody by being difficult or impossible to understand
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noun (plural puz·zles) |
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1. game of skill or intelligence: a game or toy designed to test skill or intelligence
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2. difficult problem or situation: a problem or situation that is difficult or impossible to resolve
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3. somebody mysterious: somebody whose behavior or motives are difficult to understand
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| [Late 16th century. Origin ?] |
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  puz·zle·ment noun |
| puz·zling·ly adverb |
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