English Explanatory Dictionary

puzzle box

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A box that cannot be opened by the usual obvious means, and therefore challenges a person to find the correct way to open it.
  2. A similar device or cage that can be opened by means of levers, latches, etc., used to test the learning behaviour of animals.
  3. Something that is puzzling; an enigma; (narratology, also attributive) a complex story that is gradually revealed, often driven by a central myth.
  4. A box containing a jigsaw puzzle.

Word forms

puzzle box puzzle boxes puzzle-box

Derived words

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