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verb(puz-zle)to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally; also : to exert (oneself, one's mind, etc.) over such a problem or situation
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verb(puz-zle)complicate, entangle
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verb(puz-zle)to solve with difficulty or ingenuity
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noun(puz-zle)the state of being puzzled : perplexity
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noun(puz-zle)something that puzzles
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noun(puz-zle)a question, problem, or contrivance designed for testing ingenuity
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phrasal verb(puz-zle)to understand or find (something, such as the answer to a difficult problem) by careful thinking
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phrasal verb(puz-zle)to think or worry for a long time about (something)
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noun(puz-zle)an intricate or ingenious puzzle
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noun(puz-zle)something intricate and obscure
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noun(puz-zle)a puzzle consisting of small irregularly cut pieces that are to be fitted together to form a picture; also : something suggesting a jigsaw puzzle
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noun(puz-zle)a tall araucaria (Araucaria araucana) that is native to Chile and western Argentina but widely grown elsewhere —called also monkey puzzle tree
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noun(puz-zle)jigsaw puzzle
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noun(puz-zle)a puzzle in which words that are the answers to clues are written into a pattern of numbered squares that go across and down
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noun phrase(puz-zle)part of the solution to a question or problem