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(n)
A complex riddle or puzzle.
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A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
(countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
(informal) A difficult puzzle or problem.
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
(now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
A surname.
(informal) A problem or puzzle devised to exercise the brain and mind.
(derogatory, slang) A poseur; someone who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.
(games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded.
(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.
One who devises puzzles for others to solve.
(figuratively, informal) Something particularly puzzling or confusing.
A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
(of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is difficult to find one's way.
The state or quality of being perplexed.
(games) A game or puzzle involving logical thinking.
A state, arousal, or thing describable by wonder, strange, awe, surprise, marvel, or astonishment.
Any great unanswered question concerning the nature of the universe or the meaning of life.
(idiomatic) A mystery; something unknown or unpredictable.
(adj)
Full of questioning and consideration.
(informal, humorous) Something (a problem, decision, task etc.) that requires thought and consideration; a sensible conclusion or solution.
(informal) Reasoning, logic.
A mystery or deep secret.
(historical) A small portable electro-mechanical rotor machine used to encrypt and decrypt secret messages, made famous by Germany in WWII.
(rare) Intellectual work; thinking.
Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.
A carnival attraction with curved mirrors (funhouse mirrors) that distort the viewer's appearance.
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
(informal) The figurative substance of a brain: mental ability, intelligence.
(film, rare) A mystery-drama.
(uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
(archaic) (except poetic, uncountable) Amazement, astonishment; (countable) an instance of this.
(idiomatic) A narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks intellectual depth or importance.
(humorous) A metaphorical piece of headgear supposedly worn by a person to assist them in thinking about how to solve a problem.
An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
Mental ability; intelligence.
(simile) A remarkably efficient mind; great skill in learning and/or reasoning.
A mental or imaginary landscape.
Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
(idiomatic) A person whose thoughts are profound; an intellectual.
A mental state characterized by pondering; a feeling of doubt and curiosity.
The act of using the mind; thought.
An act of rumination or cogitation.
Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.
Knowing perplexity, knowing the extent of one's wisdom.
(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
(idiomatic) Brains; a person's ability to think.
Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking.
An extended adventurous voyage, usually in search of home.
Difficult and complex logical thought processes, especially when performed effortlessly.
An act of pondering over, meditation, or reflection.
The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
Skill at fellatio.
Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
An attempt to psychologically manipulate
(rare, informal) A collection or gathering of intellectuals, or intellect-based activities.
(figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
(uncountable) The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding.
Something that has no name or that one would prefer not to name.
Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.
(figuratively) Way of thinking.
(informal) Something that provides a sudden insight, or makes something clear that was previously mysterious.
A form of rhyme in which a rhyming word is omitted, and left to be "heard" only in the reader's mind.
(idiomatic) Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.
(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
(uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
The surrounding information that can help a reader, spectator, etc. infer the meaning of an unknown or ambiguous word, plot point, etc.
The art of a wizard; sorcery.
(rare) The process of wondering about something; wonderment.
The picture or image component of something, such as an emblem or poem, that contains a combination of imagery and text or symbols.
The mental knowledge and procedures that a person uses to solve problems or make decisions.
(in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
(astrology, divination) The object or goal that is sought in divination.
(anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.