[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.", "something puzzling ;a puzzling question, matter, or person.", "a puzzled or perplexed condition; bewilderment.", "a crossword puzzle crossword puzzle:Did you do the puzzle in the newspaper today?", "a jigsaw puzzle jigsaw puzzle."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to put (someone) at a loss; mystify; confuse; baffle:Her attitude puzzles me.Synonyms: confound", "to frustrate or confound, as the understanding; perplex:The problem puzzled him for weeks.", "to exercise (oneself, one's brain, etc.) over some problem or matter.", "Archaic.to make intricate or complicated."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to be perplexed or confused.", "to ponder or study over some perplexing problem or matter."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["to solve by careful study or effort:I was unable to puzzle out the message."]}]