"puzzle box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puzzle boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} puzzle box (plural puzzle boxes)
  1. A box that cannot be opened by the usual obvious means, and therefore challenges a person to find the correct way to open it. Categories (topical): Containers Translations (a box that cannot be opened by the usual obvious means, and therefore challenges a person to find the correct way to open it): 秘密盒 (mìmì xiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 神祕寶盒 (Chinese Mandarin), 神秘宝盒 (shénmì bǎohé) (Chinese Mandarin), 機關盒 (Chinese Mandarin), 机关盒 (jīguān hé) (Chinese Mandarin), boîte à secret [feminine] (French), Himitsu Bako (German), titokdoboz (Hungarian), kirakós doboz (Hungarian), trükkös doboz (Hungarian), 秘密箱 (himitsu-bako) (Japanese), caixa-segredo (Portuguese), шкатулка с секретом (škatulka s sekretom) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-puzzle_box-en-noun-INx7VPu~ Disambiguation of Containers: 56 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'a box that cannot be opened by the usual obvious means, and therefore challenges a person to find the correct way to open it': 93 7
  2. A cage that can be opened from the inside by means of levers, latches, etc., used to test the learning behaviour of animals. Translations (a cage that can be opened from the inside by means of levers, latches, etc., used to test the learning behaviour of animals): problémaketrec (Hungarian), problémadoboz (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-puzzle_box-en-noun-QN7nMXtd Disambiguation of 'a cage that can be opened from the inside by means of levers, latches, etc., used to test the learning behaviour of animals': 7 93

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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