Verb (used with object) : He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions. From Dictionary.com.
Creature creator Andrew Bell and puzzle master Chris Yates are proud to present the second installment of their second collaborative 'baffler' project, "Bottle with a Bear Problem". From Wordnik.com. [TOYSREVILs I LIKE TOYS] Reference
I agree, that's a baffler, given our poor performance. From Wordnik.com. [the inevitable] Reference
I think he had some kind of electronic baffler in there as well. From Wordnik.com. [Final Resting Place of The Pen] Reference
But maybe the biggest baffler here is the sheriff's and fair director. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 18, 2009] Reference
He spent nearly half an hour fitting a baffler to the spout, so that the compressed matter inside wouldn't hiss as it poured out. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Space Beagle]
He called the robbery a baffler, and ruled out insurance fraud, even though Sol Hurwitz is rapaciously rumored to be a dice game degenerate. From Wordnik.com. [White Jazz]
"This question was a complete baffler" is too much like slang to be admitted into the good company which Mr. Parton's sentences usually keep. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864] Reference
Many things baffle me, but this morning the big baffler is that a woman married to a nationalist (SDLP) councillor had never heard of sectarianism. From Wordnik.com. [Omagh 10 years on] Reference
Speaking of which, perhaps you can help me understand something that's been a baffler for years: I keep reading that Mozart, squeezed by a deadline, tarted up the "Haffner Serenade" a mite and pawned it off as his 35th symphony. From Wordnik.com. [Wolfgang!] Reference
Besides, sometimes the barricade becomes a compact wall, -- a baffler, unless boat and boatmen can circumvent it, -- unless the nautical carriage can itself be carried about the obstacle, -- can be picked up, shouldered, and made off with. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862] Reference
Have you ever heard of a rescue club or a baffler?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"Here, Sam," cried Yan, "I'll bet this is a baffler for you.". From Wordnik.com. [Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned] Reference
Torn Center Deluge: A "twist" that makes the torn center dodge a real baffler. From Wordnik.com. [Demonoid.com] Reference
Has its roots in the French baffler and the Italian beffare, meaning 'mockery'. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Ay, look at her, she is the robber-baffler; though now I look at her I don't quite believe it myself. '. From Wordnik.com. [Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster] Reference
The water which goes to the step-bearing passes through a baffler, the latest type of which is shown by Fig. 23. From Wordnik.com. [Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers] Reference
Therefore, even if an engineer felt inclined to remove the baffler he would be most liable to regret taking such a step. From Wordnik.com. [Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers] Reference
The last scene is a total baffler, dropping in on two brand-new characters with a truly peculiar final line of dialogue. From Wordnik.com. [Cinematical] Reference
'I have entered upon a speculation which has proved a baffler; and a Being of brightness and beauty will be offered up a sacrifice at Cheggs's altar. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Curiosity Shop] Reference
Ne2 is interesting (and, if I recall correctly, somewhat in vogue briefly in the early 1990's as an "opponent baffler") but it usually transposes right back into the familiar 2. From Wordnik.com. [ChessBase News] Reference
It is true that with one machine operating on its own pump it is possible to run without the baffler, and it is also possible that in some particular case two machines having identical step-bearing pressures might be so operated. From Wordnik.com. [Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers] Reference
I think the real baffler is that she had a boyfreind. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
Explains that Obama is passionate about reducing income inequality, but his Big Finish is a baffler. From Wordnik.com. [JustOneMinute] Reference
A square-threaded worm, the length of which and the distance which it enters the barrel of the baffler determining the amount of flow. From Wordnik.com. [Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers] Reference
‘I have entered upon a speculation which has proved a baffler; and a Being of brightness and beauty will be offered up a sacrifice at. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Curiosity Shop] Reference
But here’s the baffler: Olympian Publishing seems to be a real hybrid house, publishing comics, art gallery books and, apparently, running a private art gallery going public this year in Chicago. From Wordnik.com. [Cursed Pirate Girl « The Retort] Reference
In Bruges is a baffler of a movie. From Wordnik.com. [Row Three » Review: In Bruges - Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions] Reference
"He is my eternal foe; the baffler of my best concerted schemes. From Wordnik.com. [Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale] Reference
"I have entered upon a speculation which has proved a baffler; and a Being of brightness and beauty will be offered up a sacrifice at Cheggs's altar. From Wordnik.com. [Old Curiosity Shop] Reference
"If the sound of other people's MP3 players sets your teeth on edge, here's an idea to chew over: a dentally-activated malleable, ambient, high-frequency baffler, in the form of a flavoured gum. From Wordnik.com. [Charlottesville Blogs] Reference
The shame and baffler of the soul of man. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
Painting, death-baffler, is it thine to save!. From Wordnik.com. [Zophiel A Poem] Reference
Mild indifference, though, is a great baffler. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
baffler,fouls rescuers. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Read the Whole Thing:] Reference
‘A baffler, Sir, a baffler, that’s all,’ returned. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Curiosity Shop] Reference
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