Usually means: Puzzle challenging mind, stimulates thinking.
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  1. brain-teaser: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. brain-teaser, brain-teaser: Collins English Dictionary
  3. brain-teaser: Vocabulary.com
  4. brain-teaser: Wordnik
  5. brain-teaser: Wiktionary
  6. brain-teaser: Dictionary.com
  7. brain-teaser: Rhymezone
  8. brain-teaser: FreeDictionary.org
  9. brain-teaser: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. brain-teaser: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. brain-teaser: Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  A complex riddle or puzzle.

Similar:
enigma, conundrum, riddle, paradox, mind game, wonderment, yes-brainer, mystery, koan, world riddle, more...

Opposite:
no-brainer, easy, simple, straightforward

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Similar:
enigma, conundrum, riddle, paradox, mind game, wonderment, yes-brainer, mystery, koan, world riddle, more...

Opposite:
no-brainer, easy, simple, straightforward



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