Cap and Puzzle

Cap

Cap verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.

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Puzzle and cap are semantically related. in enigma topic. In some cases you can use "Puzzle" instead a verb "Cap".

Nearby Words: caps, capped, capping

Puzzle verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.

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Cap and puzzle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cap" instead a verb "Puzzle".

Nearby Words: puzzling, puzzled, puzzlement, puzzler

similar	similar cap	similar puzzle
normal	normal cap	normal puzzle
regular	regular cap	regular puzzle
certain	certain cap	certain puzzle
Other adjectives: original, single, simple, small, actual, real, hard, large, big, little, famous, new, classic, different, literal.

So if there's a puzzle involving lasers, bombs and tumblers, you might well need a thinking cap.

Source: Putting On My Thinking Cap
In Escape from Monkey Island, one puzzle is to do as badly as possible in a school so you're stuck with a dunce cap.

Source: Dunce Cap
Two of the four Grey Star books have puzzle boss fights, for example, and the other two tend to fare better if you go into them with your thinking cap on.

Source: Literature / Lone Wolf

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