Puzzle vs. Quiz
Puzzlenoun
Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.
Puzzlenoun
A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.
Puzzlenoun
A crossword puzzle.
Puzzlenoun
A jigsaw puzzle.
Puzzlenoun
A riddle.
Puzzlenoun
(archaic) Something made with marvellous skill; something of ingenious construction.
Puzzlenoun
The state of being puzzled; perplexity.
Puzzleverb
(transitive) To perplex (someone).
Puzzleverb
(intransitive) To think long and carefully, in bewilderment.
Puzzleverb
(transitive) To make intricate; to entangle.
Puzzlenoun
Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making.
Puzzlenoun
The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
Puzzleverb
To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus.
Puzzleverb
To make intricate; to entangle.
Puzzleverb
To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; - followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery.
Puzzleverb
To be bewildered, or perplexed.
Puzzleverb
To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.
Puzzlenoun
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution;
Puzzlenoun
a toy that tests your ingenuity
Puzzleverb
be a mystery or bewildering to;
Puzzleverb
be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide;
Puzzle
A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct or fun solution of the puzzle.
Quiznoun
(dated) An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.
Quiznoun
A competition in the answering of questions.
Quiznoun
(education) A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.
Quizverb
To hoax; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
Quizverb
To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
Quizverb
(transitive) To question closely, to interrogate.
Quizverb
(transitive) To instruct by means of a quiz.
Quizverb
To play with a quiz.
Quiznoun
A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
Quiznoun
One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.
Quiznoun
An odd or absurd fellow.
Quiznoun
An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination.
Quizverb
To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
Quizverb
To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
Quizverb
To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
Quizverb
To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.
Quiznoun
an examination consisting of a few short questions
Quizverb
examine someone's knowledge of something;
Quiznoun
a test of knowledge, especially as a competition between individuals or teams as a form of entertainment
Quiznoun
an act of questioning someone
Quiznoun
an informal written test or examination given to students.
Quiznoun
a practical joke or hoax
Quiznoun
a person who ridicules or hoaxes another
Quiznoun
an odd or eccentric person
Quizverb
ask (someone) questions
Quizverb
give (a student or class) an informal written test or examination.
Quizverb
look curiously or intently at (someone) through or as if through an eyeglass
Quizverb
make fun of
Quiz
A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which players attempt to answer questions correctly about a certain or variety of subjects. Quizzes can be used as a brief assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, or skills.
