Overview of noun puzzle

The noun puzzle has 2 senses

• puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser -- (a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler")


• puzzle -- (a game that tests your ingenuity)

Overview of verb puzzle

The verb puzzle has 2 senses

• perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (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")


• puzzle -- (be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure")