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Nouns (4)

n. a coarse sieve (as for gravel)

n. a difficult problem

Verbs (5)

v. set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"

v. explain a riddle

v. speak in riddles

v. pierce with many holes; "The bullets riddled his body"

v. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

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Fuzzynyms (23)

n. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"

n. information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"

n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

n. a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across

n. a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase

n. a piece of writing in code or cipher

n. fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

v. remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

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