baffle
41baffle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. foil, frustrate, balk, block; puzzle, nonplus; muffle. n. obstacle; reflector. See hindrance, doubt, silence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To confuse] Syn. perplex, puzzle, bewilder; see confuse . 2. [To… …
42baffle — baf|fle [ bæfl ] verb transitive if a problem, someone s behavior, etc. baffles you, you cannot understand it or solve it: a rare skin condition that has baffled doctors for years Detectives remain baffled by these murders. ╾ baf|fling adjective …
43baffle — [[t]bæ̱f(ə)l[/t]] baffles, baffling, baffled VERB If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it. [V n] An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts. Syn: puzzle Derived words: baffling ADJ GRADED I …
44baffle — baf·fle || bæfl n. instrument that regulates flow; board that regulates flow v. bewilder, confuse; frustrate …
45baffle v — buffalo n …
46Baffle — A device, such as a steel plate, used to check, retard, or divert a flow of a material …
47baffle — verb 1》 totally bewilder. 2》 restrain or regulate (a fluid, a sound, etc.). noun a device used to restrain the flow of a fluid, gas, or loose material or to prevent the spreading of sound or light in a particular direction. Derivatives bafflement …
48baffle — v. a. 1. Frustrate, foil, balk, thwart, defeat, mar, upset, check, neutralize, checkmate, undermine, circumvent. 2. Confound, bewilder, perplex, disconcert, out general, out manoeuvre …
49baffle — 1 verb (T) if something baffles someone, they cannot understand or explain it at all: The question baffled me completely. bafflement noun (U) baffling adjective: a baffling mystery 2 noun (C) technical a board, sheet of metal etc that controls… …
50baffle — v 1. confuse, bewilder, perplex, nonplus, puzzle, confound, mystify, Inf. bamboozle, Inf. buffalo, stump, elude; disconcert, stagger, stun, daze, amaze, astonish, astound, dumfound, Inf. flabbergast; befog, bemuddle, mix up, fool, delude, trick,… …
