ENGLISH: puzzle - CREOLE: devinèt



Overview of noun puzzle



The noun puzzle has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser -- (a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler")

2. puzzle -- (a toy that tests your ingenuity)



Overview of verb puzzle



The verb puzzle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (6) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (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")

2. puzzle -- (be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure")

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