Break
Break verb - To change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language.
Usage example: Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis
Puzzle and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puzzle" instead the word "Break" as a verb or a noun.
Puzzle
Puzzle verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.
How words are described
| long | long break | long puzzle |
| brief | brief break | brief puzzle |
| short | short break | short puzzle |
| certain | certain break | certain puzzle |
| Other adjectives: single, small, actual, entire, real, big, little, infamous, quick, main, new, major, final, classic, next, last, occasional. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- After raising the water level once, it is possible to go to the chamber with the Mad Monster Mansion puzzle and break it, then go through to the Rusty Bucket Bay puzzle, but most fans don't realize this and raise the water level twice, making the grille Lost Forever.
Source: Lost Forever / Platform Game -
One song from Starting Here, Starting Now follows a woman filling out a crossword puzzle and pondering her recent break-up, since they always used to do the crossword together.
Source: Crossword Puzzle -
Breather Episode: Episode 8 takes a brief break from over the top Givers and death traps while Kaito, Nonoha and Ana enjoy some time at a puzzle-themed hotel.
Source: Anime / Phi Brain: Puzzle of God
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