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Webster 1913 Edition

Puzzle

Puz′zle

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To be bewildered, or perplexed.
A
puzzling
fool, that heeds nothing.
L’Estrange.
2.
To work, as at a puzzle;
as, to
puzzle
over a problem
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Puzzle

PUZ'ZLE

,
Verb.
T.
[from the root of pose, which see.]
1.
To perplex; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to gravel.
A shrewd disputant in those points, is dexterous in puzzling others.
He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders.
2.
To make intricate; to entangle.
The ways of heaven are dark and intricate,
Puzzl'd in mazes and perplex'd with error.

PUZ'ZLE

,
Verb.
I.
To be bewildered; to be awkward.

PUZ'ZLE

,
Noun.
Perplexity; embarrassment.

Definition 2024

Puzzle

Puzzle

See also: puzzle

German

Noun

Puzzle n ‎(genitive Puzzles, plural Puzzles)

  1. (games) jigsaw puzzle

puzzle

puzzle

See also: Puzzle

English

Rubik's cube is a type of puzzle.

Noun

puzzle ‎(plural puzzles)

  1. Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.
    Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle.
  2. A game for one person that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.
  3. A crossword puzzle.
  4. A jigsaw puzzle.
  5. A riddle.
  6. (archaic) Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction.
  7. The state of being puzzled; perplexity.
    to be in a puzzle

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

puzzle ‎(third-person singular simple present puzzles, present participle puzzling, simple past and past participle puzzled)

  1. (transitive) To perplex (someone).
    • Henry More (1614-1687)
      A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others, if they be not thoroughpaced speculators in those great theories.
    • Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
      He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders.
    • 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:
      The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
  2. To make intricate; to entangle.
    • Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
      The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, / Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error.
    • William Cowper (1731-1800)
      They disentangle from the puzzled skein.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:confuse

Derived terms

  • puzzle over
  • puzzle through

Translations

Related terms

References

  1. ↑ “puzzle” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Czech

Etymology

Borrowing from English puzzle.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpazl̩/, /ˈput͡sle/

Noun

puzzle m

  1. jigsaw puzzle

Declension

Usage notes

Also used as an indeclinable noun of various genders, most often neuter.[2]

References

  1. ↑ puzzle in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ↑ puzzle in Internetová jazyková příručka, Institute of the Czech Language of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English puzzle.

Pronunciation

Noun

puzzle m ‎(plural puzzles)

  1. jigsaw puzzle

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English puzzle.

Noun

puzzle m ‎(invariable)

  1. jigsaw puzzle
  2. (by extension) A difficult problem

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from English puzzle.

Noun

puzzle m ‎(plural puzzles)

  1. jigsaw puzzle

Etymology

Borrowing from English puzzle.

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