puzzle

[US]/ˈpʌzl/
[UK]/ˈpʌzl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. bewilder
vi. perplex
n. enigma; challenge

Phrases & Collocations

solve a puzzle

jigsaw puzzle

crossword puzzle

puzzle out

chinese puzzle

puzzle over

Example Sentences

puzzle over a problem

puzzle out the mystery

Real-world Examples

Really? Does he like doing word puzzles and going hiking?

Source: People's Education Press PEP Elementary School English Grade 6 Upper Volume

How is superaging any different than, like, doing crossword puzzles?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

I've got a puzzle for you, Neil.

Source: 6 Minute English

Some are decorated with puzzles, patterns, or pictures.

Source: 2024 New Year Special Edition

And did young Einstein really write this puzzle?

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

At the moment, no one solved the puzzle.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

Some folks have been trying to solve this puzzle since it was invented in 1974.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

She called the pieces a " giant jigsaw puzzle."

Source: VOA Special English: World

Have you ever tried to complete a crossword puzzle?

Source: Science in Life

But that creates a constitutional puzzle for the courts.

Source: Vox opinion

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