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Riddle

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Noun

1. brain-teaser, conundrum, enigma, riddle

a difficult problem

2. riddle

a coarse sieve (as for gravel)

Verb

3. riddle

pierce with many holes

Example Sentences:
'The bullets riddled his body'

4. riddle

set a difficult problem or riddle

Example Sentences:
'riddle me a riddle'

5. riddle, screen

separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

6. diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle

spread or diffuse through

Example Sentences:
'An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration'
'music penetrated the entire building'
'His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks'

7. riddle

speak in riddles

8. riddle

explain a riddle

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Riddle

see synonyms of riddle
noun
1. 
a question, puzzle, or verse so phrased that ingenuity is required for elucidation of the answer or meaning; conundrum
2. 
a person or thing that puzzles, perplexes, or confuses; enigma
verb
3. 
to solve, explain, or interpret (a riddle or riddles)
4. (intransitive)
to speak in riddles
verb (transitive)
1. (usually foll by with)
to pierce or perforate with numerous holes
riddled with bullets
2. 
to damage or impair
3. 
to put through a sieve; sift
4. 
to fill or pervade
the report was riddled with errors
noun
5. 
a sieve, esp a coarse one used for sand, grain, etc

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Riddle

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noun
1. 
a problem or puzzle in the form of a question, statement, etc. so formulated that some ingenuity is required to solve or answer it; conundrum
2. 
any puzzling, perplexing, or apparently inexplicable person or thing, as a difficult problem or enigmatic saying; enigma
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈriddled or ˈriddling
3. 
to solve or explain (a riddle)
verb intransitive
4. 
to propound riddles; speak enigmatically
noun
1. 
a coarse sieve for grading gravel, separating chaff from grain, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈriddled or ˈriddling
2. 
to sift through such a sieve
3. 
a. 
to make many holes in, as by a burst of buckshot; puncture throughout
b. 
to find and show flaws in; criticize and disprove
c. 
to affect every part of; spread throughout
riddled with errors

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Riddle

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tr.v. rid·dled, rid·dling, rid·dles
1. To pierce with numerous holes; perforate: riddle a target with bullets.
2. To spread throughout: "Election campaigns have always been riddled with demagogy and worse" (New Republic).
3. To put (gravel, for example) through a coarse sieve.
n.
A coarse sieve, as for gravel.
n.
1. A question or statement requiring thought to answer or understand; a conundrum.
2. One that is perplexing; an enigma.
v. rid·dled, rid·dling, rid·dles
v.tr.
To solve or explain.
v.intr.
1. To propound or solve riddles.
2. To speak in riddles.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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