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Definition of brain-teaser in English: brain-teaser(also brain-twister) nounˈbreɪntiːzəˈbreɪnˌtizər informal A problem or puzzle, typically one designed to be solved for amusement. 〈非正式〉（为娱乐目的）测验机敏程度的难题；难以解答的问题；令人迷惑的问题 Example sentencesExamples - For the teens, it was a challenge to present themselves in the best possible way on the ramp and that was not the end, they had to come out in flying colours, taking on some brain-teasers too.
- To the NME and the websites apparently obsessed with this image, it is, however, a cross between the Da Vinci Code and Fermat's last theorem: the great brain-teaser of our time.
- We had problems with the traction control the entire weekend, and they became a real brain-teaser during the race.
- Work your mind with brain-teasers, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords or quiz books.
- Those who sell the most and answer some HP brain-teasers correctly will get their names entered into a draw to get invited on the trip.
- After answering a tricky brain-teaser and a period of anxious waiting, a week later the pair were at London's Elstree Studios and just a fast finger and 11 questions away from becoming millionaires.
- The Berger brain-teasers were sold in Sweden and Australia, but the big orders came from the United States.
- It's always an interesting brain-teaser and one that is especially relevant to discussions about shaping the future of Glasgow.
- This is tough, uncompromising and enduring work that pulls together a grab bag of brain-teasers, conceptual riddles and existential challenges.
- Jackson hated riddles, for they were what he thought of as ‘brain-twisters’ that drove people mad with frustration and had no logical point.
- These are not tremendous brain-teasers or anything, but they are more involved than what you might find in Halo or Max Payne.
- Every morning when I arrive at work, I can turn the page of my calendar for a new Scrabble fact, trivia question, or brain-teaser puzzle.
- Procrastinate at your desk by playing the addictive brain-teasers on this silly site.
- The workshop is packed with lots of brain-teasers that show you things aren't always as you perceive them.
- Cobej is a former maths scholar, and spends his time away from the training-ground solving brain-teasers.
- BBC1 will devote a Saturday night to the experiment, which should sort out boffins from buffoons by completing a set of brain-teasers.
- Heads poured over one-word-answer questions, brain-teasers, puzzles of reasoning and tests of grammar inside classrooms upstairs, while parents waited below in the lobby.
- These slides have become a highlight of the fifth-grade year, as children view and respond to optical illusions, visual brain-teasers, examples of M. C. Escher's work and more.
- I do not go in for pub quizzes, for the same reason that I do not do crosswords, newspaper brain-teasers, or attempt to swim the Channel.
- I like doing these sort of little brain-teaser wordplays.
Synonyms puzzle, problem, riddle, conundrum, puzzler, poser informal brain-twister
Derivativesadjective informal The pitching together of teams from all four divisions on FA Cup third round day brings with it the brain-teasing task of explaining which division each team plays in. Example sentencesExamples - And perhaps we should add that unlike most kids, and some adults who've over the years created an impenetrable mental block, he loves the thrill of figuring out mathematical equations, calculations and brain-teasing formulas.
- His deadpan delivery and brain-twisting concepts have made him one of the most recognizable comedians in the business.
- Suppressing my sudden urge to mimic the Swedish chef, I plunged on with my brain-twisting question.
- Both are put to the test here even more formidably than in the previous books, as a plot of nerve-tingling suspense and brain-teasing deviousness ramifies.
Definition of brain-teaser in US English: brain-teaser(also brainteaser, brain-twister) nounˈbrānˌtēzərˈbreɪnˌtizər informal A problem or puzzle, typically one designed to be solved for amusement. 〈非正式〉（为娱乐目的）测验机敏程度的难题；难以解答的问题；令人迷惑的问题 Example sentencesExamples - Cobej is a former maths scholar, and spends his time away from the training-ground solving brain-teasers.
- It's always an interesting brain-teaser and one that is especially relevant to discussions about shaping the future of Glasgow.
- These slides have become a highlight of the fifth-grade year, as children view and respond to optical illusions, visual brain-teasers, examples of M. C. Escher's work and more.
- After answering a tricky brain-teaser and a period of anxious waiting, a week later the pair were at London's Elstree Studios and just a fast finger and 11 questions away from becoming millionaires.
- The workshop is packed with lots of brain-teasers that show you things aren't always as you perceive them.
- To the NME and the websites apparently obsessed with this image, it is, however, a cross between the Da Vinci Code and Fermat's last theorem: the great brain-teaser of our time.
- The Berger brain-teasers were sold in Sweden and Australia, but the big orders came from the United States.
- BBC1 will devote a Saturday night to the experiment, which should sort out boffins from buffoons by completing a set of brain-teasers.
- I like doing these sort of little brain-teaser wordplays.
- For the teens, it was a challenge to present themselves in the best possible way on the ramp and that was not the end, they had to come out in flying colours, taking on some brain-teasers too.
- Procrastinate at your desk by playing the addictive brain-teasers on this silly site.
- We had problems with the traction control the entire weekend, and they became a real brain-teaser during the race.
- Heads poured over one-word-answer questions, brain-teasers, puzzles of reasoning and tests of grammar inside classrooms upstairs, while parents waited below in the lobby.
- Every morning when I arrive at work, I can turn the page of my calendar for a new Scrabble fact, trivia question, or brain-teaser puzzle.
- This is tough, uncompromising and enduring work that pulls together a grab bag of brain-teasers, conceptual riddles and existential challenges.
- I do not go in for pub quizzes, for the same reason that I do not do crosswords, newspaper brain-teasers, or attempt to swim the Channel.
- Work your mind with brain-teasers, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords or quiz books.
- Those who sell the most and answer some HP brain-teasers correctly will get their names entered into a draw to get invited on the trip.
- These are not tremendous brain-teasers or anything, but they are more involved than what you might find in Halo or Max Payne.
- Jackson hated riddles, for they were what he thought of as ‘brain-twisters’ that drove people mad with frustration and had no logical point.
Synonyms puzzle, problem, riddle, conundrum, puzzler, poser
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