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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Key :: Key (n.) A position or condition which affords entrance, control, pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence, that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle; the key to a problem..
Griddle :: Griddle (n.) A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners..
Slapjack :: Slapjack (n.) A flat batter cake cooked on a griddle; a flapjack; a griddlecake.
Undo :: Undo (v. t.) To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle..
Fry :: Fry (v. t.) To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts..
Unriddler :: Unriddler (n.) One who unriddles.
Pancake :: Pancake (n.) A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack.
Prinpriddle :: Prinpriddle (n.) The long-tailed titmouse.
Griddle :: Griddle (n.) An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.
Riddle :: 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..
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..
Riddle :: Riddle (n.) A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it..
Areed :: Areed (v. t.) To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream..
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) A griddle.
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..
Riddle :: Riddle (v. t.) To explain; to solve; to unriddle.
Buckwheat :: Buckwheat (n.) The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc..
Quiz :: Quiz (n.) A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
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..
Enigma :: Enigma (n.) A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed..
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