PUZZLE

Meaning of PUZZLE in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1612

1 : the state of being puzzled : PERPLEXITY

2 a : something that puzzles b : a question, problem, or contrivance designed for testing ingenuity

synonyms see MYSTERY

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PUZZLE — I. ˈpəzəl verb ( puzzled ; puzzled ; puzzling -z(ə)liŋ ; puzzles ) Etymology: origin unknown transitive verb 1. obsolete …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUZZLE — (v. i.) To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.
Английский словарь Webster
PUZZLE — (v. t.) To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery.
Английский словарь Webster
PUZZLE — (v.) The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
Английский словарь Webster
PUZZLE — ( v. ) The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PUZZLE — ( v. t. ) To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PUZZLE — ( v. i. ) To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PUZZLE — — puzzledly , adv. — puzzledness , n. /puz"euhl/ , n. , v. , puzzled, puzzling . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUZZLE — I. ˈpə-zəl verb ( puz·zled ; puz·zling ˈpə-zə-liŋ, ˈpəz-liŋ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. : to offer …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUZZLE — vi to be bewildered, or perplexed. 2. puzzle ·vt to make intricate; to entangle. 3. puzzle ·vi to work, as …
Webster English vocab
PUZZLE — [puz.zle] vb puz.zled ; puz.zling [origin unknown] vt (1602) 1: to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUZZLE — / ˈpʌzl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a game, etc. that you have to think about carefully …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUZZLE — I. puz ‧ zle 1 /ˈpʌz ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a game or toy that has …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUZZLE — ( puzzles) 1. If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused. My sister puzzles me and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUZZLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a puzzled/baffled/bewildered expression (= one that shows you are confused or cannot understand something …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUZZLE — [verb] - to cause (someone) to feel confused and slightly worried because they cannot understand something, or to think hard …
Cambridge English vocab
PUZZLE — Synonyms and related words : Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, addle, ail, amaze, apply the mind, baffle, bafflement, baffling problem, bamboozle, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUZZLE — I. noun 1 sth that is difficult to understand ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ perplexing ▪ scientific , theoretical VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PUZZLE — n. 25B6; verb her decision puzzled me : PERPLEX, confuse, bewilder, bemuse, baffle, mystify, confound, nonplus; informal flummox, faze, stump, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUZZLE — v. 1 baffle, bewilder, confuse, confound, mystify, flummox, perplex, nonplus, stymie, stump I am completely puzzled by what you wrote …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PUZZLE — 1. сущ. 1) вопрос, ставящий в тупик; головоломка, загадка Syn : conundrum, enigma, mystery, problem, riddle, bewilderment, perplexity 2) головоломка …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUZZLE — puzzle.ogg 1. ʹpʌz(ə)l n 1. 1> трудный вопрос, проблема; задача 2> загадка; головоломка cross-word puzzle - кроссворд pictorial puzzle - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUZZLE — 1) головоломка 2) загадка 3) приводить в затруднение • puzzle of three jealous husbands — задача о трех ревнивых мужьях - ferryman puzzle - mathematical puzzle - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PUZZLE — puzzle сущ.1) вопрос, ставящий в тупик; головоломка, загадка Syn:conundrum, enigma, mystery, problem, riddle, bewilderment, perplexity 2) головоломка (игрушка), ребус, мозаика …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PUZZLE — 1. ʹpʌz(ə)l n 1. 1> трудный вопрос, проблема; задача 2> загадка; головоломка cross-word puzzle - кроссворд pictorial puzzle - ребус; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PUZZLE — 1. сущ. 1) вопрос, ставящий в тупик; головоломка, загадка Syn: conundrum , enigma , mystery , problem , riddle , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PUZZLE — 1. сущ. 1) вопрос, ставящий в тупик; головоломка, загадка Syn: conundrum, enigma, mystery, problem, riddle, bewilderment, perplexity 2) головоломка (игрушка), ребус, мозаика 3) недоумение, затруднение; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PUZZLE — 1. _n. 1> вопрос, ставящий в тупик; загадка, головоломка 2> головоломка (игрушка); Chinese puzzle - китайская головоломка 3> недоумение, затруднение; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PUZZLE — 1. n. 1. вопрос, ставящий в тупик; загадка, головоломка 2. головоломка (игрушка); Chinese puzzle - китайская головоломка 3. недоумение, затруднение; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PUZZLE — 1. _n. 1> вопрос, ставящий в тупик; загадка, головоломка 2> головоломка (игрушка); Chinese puzzle китайская головоломка 3> недоумение, затруднение; замешательство …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PUZZLE — 1. сущ. 1) вопрос, ставящий в тупик; головоломка, загадка Syn : conundrum, enigma, mystery, problem, riddle, bewilderment, perplexity 2) головоломка …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUZZLE — n. rébus, enigma (-tic), charade; v. perplexar; embarassar
English interlingue dictionary
PUZZLE — kalibugan;sululbaron
English-Visayan vocabulary
PUZZLE — I. verb (~d; puzzling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 transitive verb to offer or represent to (as a person) a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PUZZLE — (v. i.) To be bewildered, or perplexed.
Английский словарь Webster
PUZZLE — (v. t.) To make intricate; to entangle.
Английский словарь Webster
PUZZLE — (v. t.) To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus.
Английский словарь Webster
PUZZLE — (v.) Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous …
Английский словарь Webster
PUZZLE — ( v. ) Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PUZZLE — ( v. t. ) To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PUZZLE — ( v. t. ) To make intricate; to entangle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PUZZLE — ( v. i. ) To be bewildered, or perplexed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PUZZLE — v. mystify, baffle; confound, confuse; perplex, bewilder
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUZZLE — n. enigma, riddle; problem; game composed of differently shaped pieces which fit together to form a picture, jigsaw
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUZZLE — n. Chinese puzzle jigsaw puzzle monkey puzzle monkey puzzle tree picture puzzle
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PUZZLE — n. Pronunciation: ' p ə -z ə l Function: verb Inflected Form: puz · zled ; puz · zling \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PUZZLE — ■ verb 1》 confuse (someone) on account of being difficult to understand. 2》 think hard about something difficult to understand. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PUZZLE — puzzl|e BrE AmE ˈpʌz ə l ▷ puzzl|ed d ▷ puzzl|es z ▷ puzzl|ing/ly ‿ɪŋ /li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PUZZLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a difficult or confusing problem; an enigma. 2 a problem or toy designed to test …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUZZLE — n. & v. n. 1 a difficult or confusing problem; an enigma. 2 a problem or toy designed to test …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUZZLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a difficult or confusing problem; an enigma. 2 a problem or toy designed to test …
Oxford English vocab
PUZZLE — (~s) 1. If something ~s you, you do not understand it and feel confused. My sister ~s me and causes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PUZZLE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: MYSTERY , Chinese puzzle, closed book, conundrum, enigma, mystification, puzzlement, riddle, why
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PUZZLE — n. Function: verb to baffle and disturb mentally FF1C; a persistent fever that puzzled her doctor FF1E; Synonyms: befog, bewilder, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PUZZLE — I . v. a. 1. Perplex, embarrass, bewilder, confound, stagger, pose, nonplus, confuse, mystify, gravel. 2. Make intricate, entangle, complicate. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PUZZLE — I. verb to baffle and disturb mentally a persistent fever that puzzled her doctor Synonyms: befog, bewilder, ||cap, confound, confuse, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUZZLE — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PUZZLE — See ↑ CONFUSED 4, ↑ MYSTERIOUS 3, ↑ SOLVE 6
Longman Activator English vocab
PUZZLE — gry
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
PUZZLE — I n. 1) to solve a ~ 2) a crossword ~; jigsaw ~ ( AE ; BE has jigsaw ) …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PUZZLE — Головоломка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PUZZLE — (v) озадачивать; озадачить
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PUZZLE — (n) головоломка; загадка; загадочное явление; недоуменный вопрос
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PUZZLE — 1. [ʹpʌz(ə)l] n 1. 1) трудный вопрос, проблема; задача 2) загадка; головоломка cross-word ~ - кроссворд pictorial ~ - ребус; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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