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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A puzzling situation or problem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: puzzle, puzzlement, stumper, enigma, brainteaser
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A puzzling person.
One who is mysterious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: enigma
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A puzzling person.
One who devises puzzles for others to solve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: riddler, quizzer, setter
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A video game in which the player is presented with (usually abstract) puzzles to solve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A person who solves puzzles as a hobby.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: puzzle, mystifier, teaser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: problem
Narrower terms: sudoku, word square, acrostic
History
From puzzle + -er.
