Tra từ puzzle - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
- he loved to solve chessmate puzzles
- that's a real puzzler
• Syn:
puzzler, mystifier, teaser
• Derivationally related forms:
mystify (for: mystifier), puzzle (for: puzzler)
• Hypernyms:
problem
• Hyponyms:
sudoku, word square, acrostic
2. a game that tests your ingenuity
• Hypernyms:
game
• Hyponyms:
Chinese puzzle, jigsaw puzzle, tangram, crossword puzzle, crossword

II - verb

1. be a mystery or bewildering to (Freq. 6)
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
• Syn:
perplex, vex, stick, get, mystify,
baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy,
nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
• See Also:
puzzle over, puzzle out
• Derivationally related forms:
stupefaction (for: stupefy), bewilderment (for: bewilder), poser (for: pose), bafflement (for: baffle), mystification (for: mystify), mystifier (for: mystify), mystery (for: mystify), puzzlement, puzzler
• Hypernyms:
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle,
bedevil, confound, discombobulate
• Hyponyms:
stump, mix up, riddle, elude, escape
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will puzzle him
- The good news will puzzle her
- The performance is likely to puzzle Sue
2. be uncertain about;
think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
- We puzzled over her sudden departure
• Derivationally related forms:
puzzlement
• Hypernyms:
chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate,
excogitate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over,
ruminate, speculate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Sam and Sue puzzle over the results of the experiment