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1Think Fast! — Think Fast was a TV game show airing on Nickelodeon from May 1, 1989 to June 29, 1991. Two teams, the Blue Team and the Gold Team, competed in various stunts (known on the show as events ) designed to test the players physical ability and mental… …
2puzzle — [puz′əl] vt. puzzled, puzzling [ME * poselen (inferred < pp. poselet), to bewilder, confuse < ?] to perplex; confuse; bewilder; nonplus vi. 1. to be perplexed, etc. 2. to exercise one s mind, as over the solution of a problem n. 1. the… …
3puzzle — [v1] baffle, confuse addle, amaze, bamboozle*, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo*, complicate, confound, discombobulate*, disconcert, distract, disturb, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, flummox, foil, frustrate, get to*, mystify,… …
4puzzle — n 1. acrostic, crossword puzzle; anagram, logogriph, word game; jigsaw puzzle; Chinese puzzle. 2. enigma, mystery, riddle, conundrum, question, question mark; problem, dilemma, quandary, plight, predicament; maze, labyrinth, tangle, knot; secret …
5puzzle — puz|zle1 [ˈpʌzəl] n 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… …
6puzzle — puz|zle1 [ pʌzl ] noun count * 1. ) usually singular someone or something that you cannot understand: puzzle to: She was a puzzle to him. 2. ) a game consisting of many pieces that you have to fit together correctly: a jigsaw puzzle a ) a game… …
7puzzle — Synonyms and related words: Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, addle, ail, amaze, apply the mind, baffle, bafflement, baffling problem, bamboozle, be the matter, beat, befog, befuddle, beset, bewilder, bewilderment, boggle, bother, brain twister,… …
8puzzle — 1 verb (T) 1 to confuse someone or make them feel slightly anxious because they do not understand something: What puzzles me is how the burglar got into the house without setting off the alarm. 2 (I, T) to think for a long time about something… …
9puzzle — 1 verb (T) 1 to confuse someone or make them feel slightly anxious because they do not understand something: What puzzles me is how the burglar got into the house without setting off the alarm. 2 (I, T) to think for a long time about something… …
10puzzle — [[t]pʌ̱z(ə)l[/t]] puzzles, puzzling, puzzled 1) VERB If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused. [V n] My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety. Derived words: puzzling ADJ GRADED His letter poses a number of puzzling… …