riddle
21riddle — noun an answer to the riddle Syn: puzzle, conundrum, brainteaser, problem, unsolved problem, question, poser, enigma, mystery, quandary; informal stumper •• riddle, conundrum, enigma, mystery, paradox, puzzle All of these terms imply something… …
22riddle — rid|dle1 [ rıdl ] noun count 1. ) a question that seems impossible or silly but has a clever or funny answer: Are you good at solving riddles? a ) talk/speak in riddles to say things that are confusing and difficult to understand: Please stop… …
23riddle — [OE] English has two separate words riddle. The ‘puzzling’ sort of riddle is etymologically something you ‘read’. For it originated as a derivative of Old English rǣdan, the ancestor of modern English read. One of its earlier meanings was… …
24riddle — [OE] English has two separate words riddle. The ‘puzzling’ sort of riddle is etymologically something you ‘read’. For it originated as a derivative of Old English rǣdan, the ancestor of modern English read. One of its earlier meanings was… …
25riddle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English redels, ridel, from Old English rǣdelse opinion, conjecture, riddle; akin to Old English rǣdan to interpret more at read Date: before 12th century 1. a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a… …
26Riddle — (Heb. hodah). The oldest and, strictly speaking, the only example of a riddle was that propounded by Samson (Judg. 14:12 18). The parabolic prophecy in Ezek. 17:2 18 is there called a riddle. It was rather, however, an allegory. The word… …
27Riddle — This interesting surname has two distinct possible sources, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, Riddle may be of Anglo Saxon origin, and a locational name from any of the various Northern English or Scottish places named with the… …
28riddle — [[t]rɪ̱d(ə)l[/t]] riddles, riddling, riddled 1) N COUNT A riddle is a puzzle or joke in which you ask a question that seems to be nonsense but which has a clever or amusing answer. 2) N COUNT You can describe something as a riddle if people have… …
29riddle — riddle1 noun a question or statement phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning. ↘a person or thing that is difficult to understand. verb archaic speak in or pose riddles. ↘explain (a riddle) to. Derivatives riddler… …
30riddle — 1 noun (C) 1 a question that is deliberately very confusing and usually has a humorous or clever answer: Solve this riddle What is black and white and red all over? Answer An embarrassed zebra. 2 a mysterious action, event, or situation that you… …
