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RiddleRiddle Rid"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riddled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Riddling.]
1. To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to
pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or
gravel.
2. To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to make many
holes in; as, a house riddled with shot. RiddleRiddle Rid"dle, n. [OE. ridil, AS. hridder; akin to G. reiter,
L. cribrum, and to Gr. ??? to distinguish, separate, and G.
rein clean. See Crisis, Certain.]
1. 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.
2. A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which
wire is drawn to straighten it. Riddle
Riddle Rid"dle, v. t.
To explain; to solve; to unriddle.
Riddle me this, and guess him if you can. --Dryden.
Riddle
Riddle Rid"dle, v. i.
To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. ``Lysander riddels
very prettily.' --Shak.
Meaning of Riddle from wikipedia
- A
riddle is a statement,
question or
phrase having a
double or
veiled meaning, put
forth as a
puzzle to be solved.
Riddles are of two types: enigmas, which...
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Matthew Frederick Riddle (born
January 14, 1986) is an
American professional wrestler and
former mixed martial artist currently signed to
Major League...
- is only mentioned. Voldemort, an
anagrammatic sobriquet for Tom
Marvolo Riddle, is the
archenemy of
Harry Potter, who
according to a
prophecy has "the...
- The
Riddler (Edward Nigma,
later Edward Nygma or
Edward Nashton) is a
supervillain appearing in
American comic books published by DC Comics. The character...
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challenges those who
encounter her to
answer a
riddle, and
kills and eats them when they fail to
solve the
riddle. This
deadly version of a
sphinx appears in...
- Embry–
Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is a
private university focused on
aviation and
aerospace programs.
Founded at
Lunken Field in Cincinnati,...
- The
Riddle may
refer to: The
Riddle, a 1959 jazz
album by Dave
Brubeck The
Riddle (album), a 1984 rock
album by Nik
Kershaw "The
Riddle" (Nik Kershaw...
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Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 –
October 6, 1985) was an
American arranger, composer,
bandleader and
orchestrator whose career stretched from the...
- A
riddle joke, joke
riddle, pseudo-joke or
conundrum is a
riddle that does not
expect the
asked person to know the answer, but
rather constitutes a set-up...
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Riddle is a surname.
Notable people with the name include:
Albert G.
Riddle (1816–1902), U.S.
Representative for Ohio
Almeda Riddle (1898–1986), American...