puzzles – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
puzzle
v.
mystify, baffle; confound, confuse; perplex, bewilder
n.
enigma, riddle; problem; game composed of differently shaped pieces which fit together to form a picture, jigsaw
Puzzle
A
puzzle is a
game,
problem, or
toy that tests a person's
ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, one is required to put pieces together in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct solution of the puzzle. There are different types of puzzles for different ages, such as crossword puzzles, word-search puzzles, number puzzles, or logic puzzles.
puzzle
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"
(synonym) puzzler, mystifier, teaser
(hypernym) problem
2. a toy that tests your ingenuity
(hypernym) plaything, toy
(hyponym) Chinese puzzle
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) perplex, vex, stick, get, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
(hypernym) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
(hyponym) stump, mix up
(see-also) puzzle over
(derivation) puzzler, mystifier, teaser
2. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"
(hypernym) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
(derivation) puzzler, mystifier, teaser
Puzzle (das)
n.
puzzle, jigsaw, puzzle consisting of differently shaped pieces which fit together to form a picture; enigma, riddle, problem
puzzle
nm.
puzzle, jigsaw puzzle, game composed of differently shaped pieces which fit together to form a picture
