Puzzle
Question
Question noun - An interrogative expression often used to test knowledge.
Usage example: because I have missed so many classes, I had a hard time answering every question on today's surprise quiz
Puzzle is a synonym for question in problem topic. Sometimes you can use "Puzzle" instead the word "Question" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as controversy.
How words are described
| particular | particular puzzle | particular question |
| similar | similar puzzle | similar question |
| common | common puzzle | common question |
| certain | certain puzzle | certain question |
| Other adjectives: original, single, difficult, obvious, simple, real, wrong, infamous, main, interesting, easy, important, new, major, final, next, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A randomizer hopped along a blank word puzzle which spelled out a trivia question; once the randomizer stopped, the players took turns answering more trivia questions.
Source: Series / That's the Question - Each letter placed in the puzzle added the amount of the original question to a pot, and the team that solved the puzzle added all the money from the pot to their score.
- Second, the round's gimmick is that the prize in question always has something to do with the puzzle.
Source: The Scrappy / Live-Action TV
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