riddle
English Thesaurus
1. a coarse sieve (as for gravel) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | screen, sieve, |
| definition | : | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles (noun.artifact) |
2. a difficult problem (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | problem, |
| definition | : | a question raised for consideration or solution (noun.communication) |
3. set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex, |
| definition | : | be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition) |
4. explain a riddle (verb.cognition)
5. speak in riddles (verb.communication)
6. spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | penetrate, perforate, |
| definition | : | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact) |
7. pierce with many holes (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | pierce, |
| definition | : | make a hole into (verb.contact) |
8. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | sieve, sift, strain, |
| definition | : | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements (verb.contact) |
9. a coarse sieve (as for gravel) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | riddle, screen, |
| definition | : | separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff (verb.contact) |
10. a difficult problem (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | riddle, |
| definition | : | set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | riddle, |
| definition | : | speak in riddles (verb.communication) |
11. set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition)
12. spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | baffle that distributes sound waves evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | penetrating, penetrative, |
| definition | : | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing (adj.all) |
13. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | riddle, |
| definition | : | a coarse sieve (as for gravel) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | screen, sieve, |
| definition | : | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles (noun.artifact) |
14. a coarse sieve (as for gravel) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | riddle, screen, |
| definition | : | separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff (verb.contact) |
15. a difficult problem (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | riddle, |
| definition | : | set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | riddle, |
| definition | : | speak in riddles (verb.communication) |
16. set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition)
17. spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | diffuser, diffusor, |
| definition | : | baffle that distributes sound waves evenly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | penetrating, penetrative, |
| definition | : | tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing (adj.all) |
18. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | riddle, |
| definition | : | a coarse sieve (as for gravel) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | screen, sieve, |
| definition | : | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles (noun.artifact) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore riddle in ArtiKata.com >