puzzlebox
nounUK /ˈpʌz.əl.bɒks/
US /ˈpʌz.əl.bɑːks/
A puzzlebox is a special box with a tricky lock or hidden parts that you must solve to open.
She twisted and slid the panels of the puzzlebox until the lid finally popped open.
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2. A story or film with a complicated plot full of mysteries and clues.
The movie is a puzzlebox that keeps you guessing until the last scene.
3. A problem or situation that is hard to understand and seems designed to confuse.
The whole case was a puzzlebox of lies and half-truths.
4. A toy or game box containing jigsaw puzzles or brain teasers.
Grandma gave him a puzzlebox full of wooden brain teasers for his birthday.