| puzzle |  | |
| 1. n. Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of. | |
| Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle. | |
| 2. n. A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete. | |
| 3. n. A crossword puzzle. | |
| 4. n. A jigsaw puzzle. | |
| 5. n. A riddle. | |
| 6. n. (archaic) Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction. | |
| 7. n. The state of being puzzled; perplexity. | |
| to be in a puzzle | |
| 8. v. To perplex (someone). | |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To think long and carefully, in bewilderment. | |
| We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted. | |
| 10. v. To make intricate; to entangle. | |
