puzzling question (noun)

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• stumper — noun informal 1》 a puzzling question. 2》 Cricket a wicketkeeper …   English new terms dictionary

• riddle — I. /ˈrɪdl / (say ridl) noun 1. a question or statement so framed as to exercise one s ingenuity in answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum. 2. a puzzling question, problem, or matter. 3. a puzzling thing or person. 4. any enigmatic or… …  

• rid´dler — rid|dle1 «RIHD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a puzzling question, statement, or problem, usually presented as a game or pastime. Example: When is a door not a door? Answer: When it is ajar. SYNONYM(S): enigma, puzzle, conundrum. 2. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• rid|dle — rid|dle1 «RIHD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a puzzling question, statement, or problem, usually presented as a game or pastime. Example: When is a door not a door? Answer: When it is ajar. SYNONYM(S): enigma, puzzle, conundrum. 2. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• puzzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. riddle, conundrum, poser, enigma; mystification, perplexity, complication; dilemma, bewilderment, confusion. v. t. confound, perplex, bewilder, confuse, mystify. See difficulty, unintelligibility,… …   English dictionary for students

• riddle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English redels, ridel, from Old English rǣdelse opinion, conjecture, riddle; akin to Old English rǣdan to interpret more at read Date: before 12th century 1. a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• poser — poser1 noun a person who poses; a poseur. poser2 noun a puzzling question or problem …   English new terms dictionary

• puzzle — (v.) 1590s, pusle bewilder, confound, possibly frequentative of POSE (Cf. pose) (v.) in obsolete sense of perplex (Cf. nuzzle from nose). Related: Puzzled; puzzling. The noun meaning state of being puzzled is recorded from c.1600, from the verb;… …   Etymology dictionary

• stumper — /ˈstʌmpə/ (say stumpuh) noun 1. someone or something that stumps. 2. Cricket Colloquial a wicketkeeper. 3. a puzzling question; poser; problem …  

• poser — ► NOUN 1) a person who poses; a poseur. 2) a puzzling question or problem …   English terms dictionary

• riddle — noun an answer to the riddle Syn: puzzle, conundrum, brainteaser, problem, unsolved problem, question, poser, enigma, mystery, quandary; informal stumper •• riddle, conundrum, enigma, mystery, paradox, puzzle All of these terms imply something… …   Thesaurus of popular words