noun🔗ShareAcertijo, enigmaA verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature."The teacher gave us a difficult riddle to solve. "El profesor nos dio un acertijo difícil de resolver.mindliteratureentertainmentlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAcertijoAn ancient verbal, poetic, or literary form, in which, rather than a rhyme scheme, there are parallel opposing expressions with a hidden meaning."The teacher posed a riddle to the class: "What has an eye, but cannot see?" "El profesor planteó un acertijo a la clase: "¿Qué tiene un ojo, pero no puede ver?"literaturelanguageentertainmentwordstylewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHablar enigmáticamente, plantear acertijosTo speak ambiguously or enigmatically."My grandmother often riddled me with questions about my future career, leaving me unsure of what she truly wanted to know. "Mi abuela a menudo me planteaba acertijos sobre mi futura carrera, dejándome inseguro de lo que realmente quería saber.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareResolver un acertijoTo solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question."Riddle me this."Resuélveme esto.mindlanguagewordcommunicationphilosophyliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCribaA sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from sand."The farmer used a riddle to separate the wheat from the chaff. "El granjero usó una criba para separar el trigo de la paja.utensilagriculturemachineitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTabla para enderezar alambreA board with a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it."The blacksmith used the riddle to straighten the wire for the new fence. "El herrero usó la tabla para enderezar alambre para la nueva cerca.technicalmachineindustrydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCernir, tamizarTo put something through a riddle or sieve, to sieve, to sift."You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road."Tienes que cernir la grava antes de colocarla en la carretera.processutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCribar, agujerearTo fill with holes like a riddle."The shots from his gun began to riddle the targets."Los disparos de su arma comenzaron a agujerear los blancos.materialstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLlenar, impregnarTo fill or spread throughout; to pervade."Your argument is riddled with errors."Tu argumento está lleno de errores.conditionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCortina, cortina de camaA curtain; bed-curtain"The old-fashioned bedroom had a beautiful, lace-trimmed riddle at the window. "El dormitorio anticuado tenía una hermosa cortina de encaje en la ventana.propertyarchitectureitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCortinas del altarOne of the pair of curtains enclosing an altar on the north and south"The church's north and south altar riddles were draped in rich, crimson velvet. "Las cortinas del altar norte y sur de la iglesia estaban cubiertas de rico terciopelo carmesí.religionritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrenzarTo plait"The chef expertly riddled the dough, creating a beautiful, intricate pattern. "El chef trenzó la masa con destreza, creando un patrón hermoso e intrincado.styleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
