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Etymology
Origin uncertain. The verb seems to predate the noun, and may be a diminutive form of pose.

Pronunciation
pŭzʹ�l, /�p�z�l/, /<tt>"pVz@l</tt>/

audio|En-ca-puzzle.ogg|Audio (CA)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�z�l|-�z�l

Noun
en-noun

1. Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.

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

1. A game for one person that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.
2. A crossword puzzle.
3. A jigsaw puzzle.
4. A riddle.

Synonyms
(anything difficult to understand or make sense of): anybody's guess, anyone's guess, conundrum, enigma, mystery
(game for one person): brain-teaser, poser
(crossword puzzle): crossword, crossword puzzle
(jigsaw puzzle): jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle
(riddle): guessing game, riddle

trans-top|crossword puzzle
See crossword
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trans-top|jigsaw puzzle
See'' jigsaw puzzle
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trans-top|riddle
Dutch: raadsel n
Finnish: arvoitus
French: devinette f
German: Rätsel n
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Italian: indovinello m
Portuguese: charada f, enigma m
Spanish: enigma m
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ttbc|Malay: teka-teki
ttbc|Slovak: hádanka f (1), hlavolam m (1, 5), div m (1), krížovka f (3)
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Verb
en-verb|puzzl|ing

#transitive To perplex (someone).

Derived terms
<!--DERIVED FROM THE VERB-->
top3
puzzled
puzzle out
mid3
puzzle over
puzzler
mid3
puzzling

Translations
trans-top|to perplex
Finnish: askarruttaa
French: rendre perplexe
Italian: rendere perplesso
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Slovak: �udovať sa, diviť sa
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Related terms
puzzlement

French

Etymology
From E. #Noun|puzzle.

Noun
fr-noun|m

#jigsaw puzzle

de:puzzle
el:puzzle
fa:puzzle
fr:puzzle
ko:puzzle
io:puzzle
hu:puzzle
ja:puzzle
pl:puzzle
ru:puzzle
fi:puzzle
ta:puzzle
te:puzzle
vi:puzzle
zh:puzzle

• 2007-12-30 12:26 - Hippietrail - /* Translations */ malay

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