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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
riddle
n 1: a difficult problem [syn: riddle, conundrum, enigma,
brain-teaser]
2: a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
v 1: pierce with many holes; "The bullets riddled his body"
2: set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
3: separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff [syn: riddle,
screen]
4: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has
permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire
building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and
personal attacks" [syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate,
interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle]
5: speak in riddles
6: explain a riddle
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Riddle \Rid"dle\, v. t.
To explain; to solve; to unriddle.
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Riddle me this, and guess him if you can. --Dryden.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Riddle \Rid"dle\, v. i.
To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. "Lysander riddles very
prettily." --Shak.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Riddle \Rid"dle\ (r[i^]d"d'l), n. [OE. ridil, AS. hridder; akin
to G. reiter, L. cribrum, and to Gr. kri`nein to distinguish,
separate, and G. rein clean. See Crisis, Certain.]
1. A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for
separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from
grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from sand.
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2. A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which
wire is drawn to straighten it.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Riddle \Rid"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riddled (r[i^]d"d'ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. Riddling (r[i^]d"dl[i^]ng).]
1. To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to
pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or
gravel.
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2. To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to make many
holes in; as, a house riddled with shot.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Riddle \Rid"dle\, n. [For riddels, s being misunderstood as the
plural ending; OE. ridels, redels. AS. r[=ae]dels; akin to D.
raadsel, G. r[aum]thsel; fr. AS. r[=ae]dan to counsel or
advise, also, to guess. [root]116. Cf. Read.]
Something proposed to be solved by guessing or conjecture; a
puzzling question; an ambiguous proposition; an enigma;
hence, anything ambiguous or puzzling.
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To wring from me, and tell to them, my secret,
That solved the riddle which I had proposed. --Milton.
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'T was a strange riddle of a lady. --Hudibras.
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7. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
Riddle
(Heb. hodah). The oldest and, strictly speaking, the only
example of a riddle was that propounded by Samson (Judg.
14:12-18). The parabolic prophecy in Ezek. 17:2-18 is there
called a "riddle." It was rather, however, an allegory. The word
"darkly" in 1 Cor. 13:12 is the rendering of the Greek enigma;
marg., "in a riddle."
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8. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Riddle, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000): 1014
Housing Units (2000): 406
Land area (2000): 0.667267 sq. miles (1.728214 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.667267 sq. miles (1.728214 sq. km)
FIPS code: 61850
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 42.951605 N, 123.365052 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 97469
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Riddle, OR
Riddle
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Thesaurus Results for Riddle:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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