Puzzles


puz·zle

P0680900 (pŭz′əl)n.1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling.2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma: the puzzle of the author's true identity.3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment: I'm really in a puzzle over how this happened.v. puz·zled, puz·zling, puz·zles v.tr.1. To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter. See Synonyms at perplex.2. To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study: He puzzled out the significance of the statement.v.intr.1. To be perplexed.2. To ponder over a problem in an effort to solve or understand it.
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puz′zler n.

Puzzles

See also games.
enigmatographythe art or skill of composing enigmas. — enigmatographer, n.enigmatologythe analysis of enigmas.logologythe pursuit of word puzzles or puzzling words. — logologist, n.