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riddles

/ˈrɪdlz/

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noun

A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.

Examples :

"The children enjoyed solving the riddles in their activity book. "

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An ancient verbal, poetic, or literary form, in which, rather than a rhyme scheme, there are parallel opposing expressions with a hidden meaning.

Examples :

"The old woman told stories filled with riddles, using contrasting phrases that hinted at a secret about the village's history. "

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verb

To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.

Examples :

"The old fortune teller riddles about my future, saying I will both gain great wealth and suffer a great loss. "

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verb

To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.

Examples :

"Riddle me this."

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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.

Examples :

"The gardener used riddles of varying mesh sizes to sift the soil, removing rocks and clumps to create a fine, even surface for planting seeds. "

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A board with a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it.

Examples :

"The factory worker fed the tangled wire through the riddles to straighten it before it was cut and packaged. "

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verb

To put something through a riddle or sieve, to sieve, to sift.

Examples :

"You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road."

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verb

To fill with holes like a riddle.

Examples :

"The shots from his gun began to riddle the targets."

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To fill or spread throughout; to pervade.

Examples :

"Your argument is riddled with errors."

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noun

A curtain; bed-curtain

Examples :

"The sunlight streamed through the thin riddles, barely dimming the room. "

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One of the pair of curtains enclosing an altar on the north and south

Examples :

"During the church renovation, the heavy, velvet riddles that had hung on either side of the altar were carefully taken down and stored. "

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verb

Examples :

"She riddles yarn to make a colorful braid. "

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