"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. 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 '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. Categories (topical): Containers 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 Containers: 28 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 38 62 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

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