Definition of riddle

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Riddle (n.) 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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Fry :: Fry (v. i.) To undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat..
Cribble :: Cribble (v. t.) To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.
Unriddler :: Unriddler (n.) One who unriddles.
Rebus :: Rebus (n.) A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations..
Riddled :: Riddled (imp. & p. p.) of Riddl.
Riddle :: Riddle (v. t.) To explain; to solve; to unriddle.
Riddling :: Riddling (a.) Speaking in a riddle or riddles; containing a riddle.
Pancake :: Pancake (n.) A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack.
Enigma :: Enigma (n.) A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed..
Conundrum :: Conundrum (n.) A kind of riddle based upon some fanciful or fantastic resemblance between things quite unlike; a puzzling question, of which the answer is or involves a pun..
Read :: Read (v. t.) To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle..
Slapjack :: Slapjack (n.) A flat batter cake cooked on a griddle; a flapjack; a griddlecake.
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) A griddle.
Riddle :: Riddle (n.) A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it..
Quiz :: Quiz (n.) A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
Areed :: Areed (v. t.) To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream..
Riddle :: Riddle (v. t.) To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or gravel..
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) A riddle or sieve.
Expound :: Expound (v. t.) To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle..
Crumpet :: Crumpet (n.) A kind of large, thin muffin or cake, light and spongy, and cooked on a griddle or spider..
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