puzzle

Pronunciation

• enPR: pŭzʹəl IPA ^(key): /ˈpʌzəl/
• SAMPA: /"pVz@l/

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Noun

Singular puzzle

Plural puzzles

A jigsaw puzzle.

1. (countable) A puzzle is a game to try to put pieces together.

   I just have completed a puzzle with 1,000 pieces.

Verb

Plain form puzzle

Third-person singular puzzles

Past tense puzzled

Past participle puzzled

Present participle puzzling

1. (transitive) If something puzzles somebody, it confuses that person

   This math problem puzzles me.