"puzzle" meaning in English

See puzzle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˈpʌz.əl Forms: puzzle, puzzle [singular], puzzles [plural]
  1. κάτι που είναι δύσκολο να καταλάβουμε
    Sense id: el-puzzle-en-noun-xZxMhDul
  2. το παζλ
    Sense id: el-puzzle-en-noun-kxE3fS4l
  3. το αίνιγμα
    Sense id: el-puzzle-en-noun-jQxaZZHP
  4. που έχει φτιαχτεί με έξοχη ικανότητα, μια τέλεια κατασκευή
    Sense id: el-puzzle-en-noun-LDUi63R9
  5. η αμηχανία
    Sense id: el-puzzle-en-noun-I5hHJ~2o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Chinese puzzle, crossword puzzle, jigsaw puzzle

Verb

IPA: ˈpʌz.əl Forms: puzzle, puzzle [present], puzzles [third-person, singular, present], puzzled [aorist], puzzled [passive, participle], puzzling [active, participle]
  1. μπερδεύω, προβληματίζω, βάζω κάποιον σε απορία, κάνω κάποιον να αισθάνεται μπερδεμένος επειδή δεν καταλαβαίνει κάτι Tags: transitive
    Sense id: el-puzzle-en-verb-ysLBKkDv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: puzzled, puzzling
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    {
      "form": "puzzle",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzle",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzles",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Chinese puzzle"
    },
    {
      "word": "crossword puzzle"
    },
    {
      "word": "jigsaw puzzle"
    }
  ],
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        "κάτι που είναι δύσκολο να καταλάβουμε"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "το παζλ"
      ],
      "id": "el-puzzle-en-noun-kxE3fS4l"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "το αίνιγμα"
      ],
      "id": "el-puzzle-en-noun-jQxaZZHP"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "που έχει φτιαχτεί με έξοχη ικανότητα, μια τέλεια κατασκευή"
      ],
      "id": "el-puzzle-en-noun-LDUi63R9",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αρχαϊκό"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "η αμηχανία"
      ],
      "id": "el-puzzle-en-noun-I5hHJ~2o"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈpʌz.əl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puzzle"
}

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    {
      "form": "puzzle",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzle",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzles",
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        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
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        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzled",
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        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzled",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzling",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "puzzled"
    },
    {
      "word": "puzzling"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He is not puzzled easily.",
          "translation": "Δεν μπερδεύεται εύκολα."
        },
        {
          "text": "What really puzzles me is…",
          "translation": "Εκείνο που με προβληματίζει είναι…"
        },
        {
          "text": "This question puzzled me.",
          "translation": "Αυτό το θέμα μ' έβαλε σ' απορία."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη confuse"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μπερδεύω, προβληματίζω, βάζω κάποιον σε απορία, κάνω κάποιον να αισθάνεται μπερδεμένος επειδή δεν καταλαβαίνει κάτι"
      ],
      "id": "el-puzzle-en-verb-ysLBKkDv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈpʌz.əl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puzzle"
}
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      "form": "puzzle",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzle",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzles",
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        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "word": "Chinese puzzle"
    },
    {
      "word": "crossword puzzle"
    },
    {
      "word": "jigsaw puzzle"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "κάτι που είναι δύσκολο να καταλάβουμε"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "το παζλ"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "το αίνιγμα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "που έχει φτιαχτεί με έξοχη ικανότητα, μια τέλεια κατασκευή"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αρχαϊκό"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "η αμηχανία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈpʌz.əl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puzzle"
}

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    {
      "form": "puzzle",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzle",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzles",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
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        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzled",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzled",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puzzling",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "puzzled"
    },
    {
      "word": "puzzling"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He is not puzzled easily.",
          "translation": "Δεν μπερδεύεται εύκολα."
        },
        {
          "text": "What really puzzles me is…",
          "translation": "Εκείνο που με προβληματίζει είναι…"
        },
        {
          "text": "This question puzzled me.",
          "translation": "Αυτό το θέμα μ' έβαλε σ' απορία."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη confuse"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μπερδεύω, προβληματίζω, βάζω κάποιον σε απορία, κάνω κάποιον να αισθάνεται μπερδεμένος επειδή δεν καταλαβαίνει κάτι"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈpʌz.əl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puzzle"
}

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