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Definition of riddle

a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
a difficult problem
set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
explain a riddle
speak in riddles
pierce many times; "The bullets riddled his body"
separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

Similar Words: conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser, screen

Derivational Morphology: screen, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser, sieve

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