- puz‧zle [countable]
- 1
a game or toy that has a lot of pieces that you have to fit together [↪ jigsaw]: a child's wooden puzzle
- 2
a game in which you have to think hard to solve a difficult question or problem : a crossword puzzle
- 3 [usually singular]
something that is difficult to understand or explain - puzzle of
the puzzle of how the sun works
The meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle.
He thought he had solved the puzzle.
- 4
piece of the puzzle
a piece of information that helps you to understand part of a difficult question, mystery etc
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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