Puzzle

puz′l, n. a difficulty to be solved: perplexity: something to try the ingenuity, as a toy or riddle.— v.t. to set a difficult question to: to pose: to perplex.— v.i. to be bewildered: to think long and carefully (with out , over ).— ns. Puzz′ledom ( coll. ), bewilderment; Puzz′le-head , one who is puzzle-headed.— adj. Puzz′le-head′ed , having the head full of confused notions.— ns. Puzz′le-head′edne ; Puzz′lement , the state of being puzzled; Puzz′le-monk′ey (same as Monkey-puzzle , q.v.); Puzz′le-peg , a piece of wood so secured under a dog's jaw as to keep his nose from the ground; Puzz′ler ; Puzz′le-ring , a ring made of several small rings intricately linked together, capable of being taken apart and put together again.— adj. Puzz′ling , posing: perplexing.— adv. Puzz′lingly . [From M. E. opposaile (Eng. opposal ), an objection— opposen , posen . Cf. Pose and Oppose .]