Meaning

4 senses
  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.

    Himitsu Bako

    шкатулка с секретомškatulka s sekretom

  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. (figuratively)Something that is puzzling; an enigma; (narratology, also attributive) a complex story that is gradually revealed, often driven by a central myth.

    puzzle box show

    puzzle-box plot

  4. (literally)A box containing a jigsaw puzzle.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 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:
Deutsch
By meaning 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:

Forms

plural: puzzle boxes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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