Definitions for puzzle
ˈpʌz əlpuz·zle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teasernoun

   a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

   "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"

2. puzzleverb

   a game that tests your ingenuity

3. perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfoundverb

   be a mystery or bewildering to

   "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

4. puzzleverb

   be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

   "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. puzzlenoun

   Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.

   Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle.

2. puzzlenoun

   A game for one person that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.

3. puzzlenoun

   A crossword puzzle.

4. puzzlenoun

   A jigsaw puzzle.

5. puzzlenoun

   A riddle.

6. puzzleverb

   To perplex (someone).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Puzzlenoun

   Embarassment; perplexity.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Men in great fortunes are strangers to themselves, and while they are in the puzzle of business, they have no time to tend their health either of body or mind. Francis Bacon, Essays.

2. To PUZZLEverb

   Etymology: for postle, from pose. Skinner.

   1. To perplex; to confound; to embarrass; to entangle; to gravel; to put to a stand; to teaze.

   Your presence needs must puzzle Antony. William Shakespeare.

   I say there is no darkness but ignorance, in which thou art more puzzled than the Egyptians in their fog. William Shakespeare.

   Both armies of the enemy would have been puzzled what to have done. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others, if they be not thorough-paced speculators in those great theories. Henry More, Divine Dialogues.

   He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders, and mistakes the sense of those he would confute. Addison.

   Persons, who labour under real evils, will not puzzle themselves with conjectural ones. Clarissa.

   2. To make intricate; to entangle.

   The ways of heaven are dark and intricate,
   Puzzled in mazes, and perplex’d with error. Addison.

   These, as my guide informed me, were men of subtle tempers, and puzzled politicks, who would supply the place of real wisdom with cunning and avarice. Tatler, №. 81.

   I did not indeed at first imagine there was in it such a jargon of ideas, such an inconsistency of notions, such a confusion of particles, that rather puzzle than connect the sense, which in some places he seems to have aimed at, as I found upon my nearer perusal of it. Addison.

3. To Puzzleverb

   To be bewildered in one’s own notions; to be aukward.

   The servant is a puzzling fool, that heeds nothing. Roger L'Estrange.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Puzzle

   A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together (or take them apart) in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct or fun solution of the puzzle. There are different genres of puzzles, such as crossword puzzles, word-search puzzles, number puzzles, relational puzzles, and logic puzzles. The academic study of puzzles is called enigmatology. Puzzles are often created to be a form of entertainment but they can also arise from serious mathematical or logical problems. In such cases, their solution may be a significant contribution to mathematical research.

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1. puzzle

   A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy designed to test one's ingenuity, knowledge, or problem-solving skills. It often requires a person to think strategically, analyze possible solutions or assemble parts in a logical way within a specified framework or rules, to achieve a specific objective or solution. Puzzles can take many forms such as crosswords, jigsaw puzzles, Rubik's cube, Sudoku, or riddles.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Puzzle

   something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making

2. Puzzle

   the state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle

3. Puzzleverb

   to perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus

4. Puzzleverb

   to make intricate; to entangle

5. Puzzleverb

   to solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery

6. Puzzleverb

   to be bewildered, or perplexed

7. Puzzleverb

   to work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem

8. Etymology: [For opposal, in the sense of problem. See Oppose, Pose, v.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Puzzle

   A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution. Puzzles are often contrived as a form of entertainment, but they can also stem from serious mathematical or logistical problems — in such cases, their successful resolution can be a significant contribution to mathematical research. Solutions to puzzles may require recognizing patterns and creating a particular order. People with a high inductive reasoning aptitude may be better at solving these puzzles than others. Puzzles based on the process of inquiry and discovery to complete may be solved faster by those with good deduction skills.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Puzzle

   puz′l, n. a difficulty to be solved: perplexity: something to try the ingenuity, as a toy or riddle.—v.t. to set a difficult question to: to pose: to perplex.—v.i. to be bewildered: to think long and carefully (with out, over).—ns. Puzz′ledom (coll.), bewilderment; Puzz′le-head, one who is puzzle-headed.—adj. Puzz′le-head′ed, having the head full of confused notions.—ns. Puzz′le-head′edness; Puzz′lement, the state of being puzzled; Puzz′le-monk′ey (same as Monkey-puzzle, q.v.); Puzz′le-peg, a piece of wood so secured under a dog's jaw as to keep his nose from the ground; Puzz′ler; Puzz′le-ring, a ring made of several small rings intricately linked together, capable of being taken apart and put together again.—adj. Puzz′ling, posing: perplexing.—adv. Puzz′lingly. [From M. E. opposaile (Eng. opposal), an objection—opposen, posen. Cf. Pose and Oppose.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of puzzle in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of puzzle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of puzzle in a Sentence

1. Uppsala University:

   Humans have always been interested in trying to find an answer to the question, 'Where do we come from?' Well, now we know from what type of microbial ancestor we descend, essentially, Lokiarchaeota represent a missing piece of the puzzle of the evolution from simple cells - bacteria and archaea, prokaryotes - to complex cells - eukaryotes, which includes us humans.

2. Ferdinand Karl Piech:

   I was in the middle of it all, putting together the pieces of the puzzle.

3. Suzana Camargo:

   People have been doing different attempts to try to figure out what happened with other datasets, using different methodologies, so I see this paper as another piece of the puzzle, we do not have data in the past, and we can not go back and be there now, so this paper is trying to recreate in a different way that has been done so far what has happened in the relation to number of tropical cyclones.

4. Robert Dimeff:

   This vision test is one piece of the puzzle, not the only piece, for the 11-year-old youth league where you don't have any health professionals on the sidelines, it can help.

5. Douglas London:

   It means the intel is good enough that they're not guessing, but have enough pieces of the puzzle to confidently make out the image.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=puzzle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Puzzle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=puzzle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puzzle
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=puzzle
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=puzzle