puzzle

/หˆpสŒzษ™l/

IPA: /P AH1 Z AH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.

    โ€œWhere he went after he left the house is a puzzle.โ€

  2. 2

    A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.

  3. 3

    A crossword puzzle.

  4. 4

    A jigsaw puzzle.

  5. 5

    A riddle.

  6. 6

    Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction.

  7. 7

    The state of being puzzled; perplexity.

    โ€œto be in a puzzleโ€

verb
  1. 1

    To perplex (someone).

  2. 2

    To think long and carefully, in bewilderment.

    โ€œWe puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted.โ€

  3. 3

    To make intricate; to entangle.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/puzzle