Definition of riddles Riddles
/ɹɪˈdʌlz/ - [ridulz] -
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What does riddles mean?
Wiktionary 
- riddles (Noun)
Plural of riddle.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: riddles |
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| riddle - a difficult problem | ||
| conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser | ||
| problem a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" | ||
| riddle - a coarse sieve (as for gravel) | ||
| sieve, screen a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles | ||
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| riddle - separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff | ||
| screen | ||
| sieve, sift, strain distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" | ||
| riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" | ||
| nonplus, dumbfound, flummox, amaze, puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, gravel, baffle, stupefy, vex, pose, stick, beat, get affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" | ||
| riddle - speak in riddles | ||
| intercommunicate, communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate" | ||
| riddle - explain a riddle | ||
| figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" | ||
| riddle - pierce with many holes; "The bullets riddled his body" | ||
| pierce make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" | ||
| riddle - spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" | ||
| permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue | ||
| perforate, penetrate come to understand | ||
| spiritise, spiritize imbue with a spirit | ||
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Wiktionary
- riddle (Noun)
A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature, such as "It's black, and white, and red all over. What is it?". - riddle (Noun)
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. - riddle (Noun)
A board with a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it. - riddle (Verb)
To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. - riddle (Verb)
To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question. - riddle (Verb)
To fill with holes. - riddle (Verb)
To fill or spread throughout; to pervade. - riddle (Verb)
To put something through a sieve.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - riddle (n.)
A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it. - 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. - riddle (v. t.)
To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to make many holes in; as, a house riddled with shot. - riddle (n.)
Something proposed to be solved by guessing or conjecture; a puzzling question; an ambiguous proposition; an enigma; hence, anything ambiguous or puzzling. - riddle (v. t.)
To explain; to solve; to unriddle. - riddle (v. i.)
To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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riddle
Any problem where the answer is very complex, possibly unsolvable without deep investigation. -
riddle
A sieve with large holes or a coarse mesh used to separate large particles from small particles.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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riddle
A sort of weir in rivers.--To riddle. To fire through and through a vessel, and reduce her to a sieve-like condition.
Wikipedia 
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A riddle can be classed as a statement with a solution. This solution, however, need not have a logical solution. Solving riddles usually involve thinking about the question with great concentration, and putting it into a context.
E.g. "If seven nines are ace, how many by thorn"
