baffling
21baffle — [[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 …
22The Keddie Murders — On April 11, 1981 three grisly murders were committed in Cabin #28 of the Keddie Resort in Keddie, California. Glenna Sharp, 36, her 15 year old son John and 17 year old family friend Dana Wingate were bludgeoned and stabbed by assailants still… …
23elusive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elusory, evasive, slippery, shifty, tricky, baffling; deceptive, illusory, intangible, fugitive. See transientness, deception. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Evasive] Syn. slippery, tricky, evanescent,… …
24baffle — [baf′əl] vt. baffled, baffling [16th c. Scot; prob. respelling (as duff for dough, Affleck for Auchinleck) of obs. bauchle] 1. to confuse so as to keep from understanding or solving; puzzle; confound 2. to interfere with; hinder; impede 3. to… …
25baf´fling- ness — baf|fling «BAF lihng», adjective. 1. puzzling; bewildering: »a baffling problem. 2. hindering; thwarting: »His duty was obstructed by baffling regulations. 3. shifting: »baffling winds …
26baf´fling|ly — baf|fling «BAF lihng», adjective. 1. puzzling; bewildering: »a baffling problem. 2. hindering; thwarting: »His duty was obstructed by baffling regulations. 3. shifting: »baffling winds …
27baf|fling — «BAF lihng», adjective. 1. puzzling; bewildering: »a baffling problem. 2. hindering; thwarting: »His duty was obstructed by baffling regulations. 3. shifting: »baffling winds …
28Baffle — Baf fle (b[a^]f f l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baffled} ( f ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Baffling} ( fl[i^]ng).] [Cf. Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or b[=a]gr, n., struggle,… …
29Baffled — Baffle Baf fle (b[a^]f f l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baffled} ( f ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Baffling} ( fl[i^]ng).] [Cf. Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or b[=a]gr, n.,… …
30Sherlock Holmes — Infobox character colour = #DEDEE2 name = Sherlock Holmes caption = A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine , 1891 first = last = cause = creator = Sir Arthur Conan Doyle portrayer = episode = Four novelsFifty six… …
