noun
- A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution.
- usage: "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
- A game that tests your ingenuity.
verb
- Be a mystery or bewildering to.
- usage: "This beats me"; "Got me-I don't know the answer"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
- Be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide.
- usage: "We puzzled over her sudden departure"
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