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riddle1
noun
1 a short and usually humorous puzzle, often in the form of a question, which can only be solved or understood using ingenuity.
2 a person, thing or fact that is puzzling or difficult to understand.
verb (riddled , riddling )
1 intr to speak in riddles; to speak enigmatically or obscurely.
2 to solve, understand or explain (a riddle).
[Anglo-Saxon rædels ]
riddler noun .
noun
1 a short and usually humorous puzzle, often in the form of a question, which can only be solved or understood using ingenuity.
2 a person, thing or fact that is puzzling or difficult to understand.
verb (riddled , riddling )
1 intr to speak in riddles; to speak enigmatically or obscurely.
2 to solve, understand or explain (a riddle).
[Anglo-Saxon rædels ]
riddler noun .
riddle2
noun a large coarse sieve used eg for sifting gravel or grain.
verb (riddled , riddling )
1 to pass (gravel, grain, etc) through a riddle.
2 (usu riddle with something) to pierce with many holes, especially with gunshot The wall was riddled with bullets .
3 (usu riddle with something) to spread through; to fill a government department riddled with corruption .
[Anglo-Saxon hriddel ]
noun a large coarse sieve used eg for sifting gravel or grain.
verb (riddled , riddling )
1 to pass (gravel, grain, etc) through a riddle.
2 (usu riddle with something) to pierce with many holes, especially with gunshot The wall was riddled with bullets .
3 (usu riddle with something) to spread through; to fill a government department riddled with corruption .
[Anglo-Saxon hriddel ]
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