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puzzle
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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun puzzle
2 senses of puzzle
Sense 1
puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
=> problem
=> question, head
=> subject, topic, theme
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
puzzle
=> plaything, toy
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun puzzle
1 of 2 senses of puzzle
Sense 2
puzzle
=> Chinese puzzle
=> jigsaw puzzle
=> tangram
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun puzzle
2 senses of puzzle
Sense 1
puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
=> problem
Sense 2
puzzle
=> plaything, toy
Antonyms of noun puzzle
Member Holonyms of noun puzzle
Substance Holonyms of noun puzzle
Part Holonyms of noun puzzle
Member Meronyms of noun puzzle
Substance Meronyms of noun puzzle
Part Meronyms of noun puzzle
Meronyms of noun puzzle
Holonyms of noun puzzle
Attributes of noun puzzle
Derived Forms of noun puzzle
1 of 2 senses of puzzle
Sense 1
puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
RELATED TO>(verb) puzzle#2
=> puzzle
RELATED TO>(verb) puzzle#1
=> perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
Domain of noun puzzle
Domain Terms of noun puzzle
Familiarity of noun puzzle
puzzle used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun puzzle
2 senses of puzzle
Sense 1
puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
> problem
=> puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
=> case
=> homework problem
=> riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
=> poser, stumper, toughie, sticker
=> Gordian knot
=> crossword puzzle, crossword
=> koan
=> word square, acrostic
=> pons asinorum
=> rebus
Sense 2
puzzle
> plaything, toy
=> ball
=> balloon
=> cockhorse
=> doll, dolly
=> dollhouse, doll's house
=> Frisbee
=> hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse
=> hula-hoop
=> jack-in-the-box
=> jungle gym
=> jumping jack
=> kaleidoscope
=> kite
=> Lego, Lego set
=> Meccano, Meccano set
=> pea shooter
=> pinata
=> pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector
=> playhouse, wendy house
=> pogo stick
=> popgun
=> puzzle
=> rattle
=> sandbox, sandpile
=> seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board
=> slide
=> slingshot, sling, catapult
=> stick horse
=> swing
=> teddy, teddy bear
=> top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top
=> train set
=> water pistol, water gun, squirt gun, squirter
=> yo-yo
Meronyms of noun puzzle
2 senses of puzzle
Sense 2
puzzle
=> plaything, toy
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun puzzle
Grep of noun puzzle
chinese puzzle
crossword puzzle
jigsaw puzzle
monkey puzzle
puzzle
puzzlement
puzzler
Antonyms of verb puzzle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb puzzle
2 senses of puzzle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> be
Also See> puzzle over#1; puzzle out#1
Sense 2
puzzle
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb puzzle
1 of 2 senses of puzzle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
=> stump, mix up
=> riddle
=> elude, escape
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb puzzle
2 senses of puzzle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
Also See> puzzle over#1; puzzle out#1
Sense 2
puzzle
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
'Cause To' of verb puzzle
Derived Forms of verb puzzle
2 senses of puzzle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
RELATED TO>(noun) puzzle#1
=> puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
RELATED TO>(noun) puzzlement#1
=> bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
RELATED TO>(noun) puzzler#1
=> puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
Sense 2
puzzle
RELATED TO>(noun) puzzle#1
=> puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
RELATED TO>(noun) puzzlement#1
=> bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
Domain of verb puzzle
Domain Terms of verb puzzle
Familiarity of verb puzzle
puzzle used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb puzzle
2 senses of puzzle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
EX: The bad news will puzzle him
EX: The good news will puzzle her
EX: The performance is likely to puzzle Sue
Sense 2
puzzle
EX: Sam and Sue puzzle over the results of the experiment
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb puzzle
2 senses of puzzle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> demoralize
=> perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
=> disorient, disorientate
Sense 2
puzzle
> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
=> premeditate
=> theologize, theologise
=> introspect
=> bethink
=> cogitate
=> wonder, question
=> puzzle
=> study, consider
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb puzzle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
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Sense 2
puzzle
=> chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
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Grep of verb puzzle
puzzle
puzzle out
puzzle over
Grep of adj puzzle
puzzled
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