riddle – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
riddle
n.
puzzle, question or statement presenting a problem to be solved; enigma, mystery; sieve, screen used for sifting
v.
solve, interpret; swell up, inflate; perforate, pierce; detonate, explode
Riddle
A
riddle is a or
question or
phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a
puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types:
enigmas, which are problems generally expressed in
metaphorical or
allegorical language that require ingenuity and careful thinking for their solution, and
conundra, which are questions relying for their effects on punning in either the question or the answer.
riddle
Noun
1. a difficult problem
(synonym) conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
(hypernym) problem
2. a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
(hypernym) sieve, screen
(derivation) screen
Verb
1. pierce many times; "The bullets riddled his body"
(hypernym) pierce
2. set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
(hypernym) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
(derivation) conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
3. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
(synonym) screen
(hypernym) sift, sieve, strain
4. speak in riddles
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(derivation) conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
5. explain a riddle
(hypernym) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
riddle
n.
hádanka; hlavolam; záhada
riddle
Rzecz.
zagadka; zagadkowa osoba/sprawa
