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puzzle
/ˈpʌzəl/
noun
Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.
"Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle."
A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.
A crossword puzzle.
verb
To perplex (someone).
To think long and carefully, in bewilderment.
"We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted."
To make intricate; to entangle.
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