baffles

Noun

• a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
• plural of baffle

Verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to
• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
• check the emission of (sound)
• third-person singular simple present indicative of baffle

Synonyms

amaze, baffle, baffle board, beat, bewilder, bilk, cross, dumbfound, flummox, foil, frustrate, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, queer, regulate, scotch, spoil, stick, stupefy, thwart, vex