| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Anything that arouses curiosity or perplexes because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret: conundrum, enigma, mystery, perplexity, puzzler, riddle. See SHOW. | | VERB: | To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex. Informal : throw. Idioms: make one's head reel (or swim) (or whirl) . See CLEAR, FEELINGS. | | PHRASAL VERB: | puzzle out To find the key to (a code, for example): break, crack, decipher, decrypt. See KNOWLEDGE.
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