| riddle | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. brain-teaser, conundrum, enigma, riddle | a difficult problem. |
| ~ problem | a question raised for consideration or solution.; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. riddle | a coarse sieve (as for gravel). |
| ~ sieve, screen | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles. |
| v. (contact) | 3. riddle | pierce with many holes.; "The bullets riddled his body" |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. riddle | set a difficult problem or riddle.; "riddle me a riddle" |
| ~ baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, amaze, stupefy, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get | be a mystery or bewildering to.; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" |
| v. (contact) | 5. riddle, screen | separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff. |
| ~ sift, sieve, strain | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.; "sift the flour" |
| v. (contact) | 6. diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle | spread or diffuse through.; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ spiritise, spiritize | imbue with a spirit. |
| v. (communication) | 7. riddle | speak in riddles. |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. riddle | explain a riddle. |
| ~ figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" |
| puncture | | |
| n. (event) | 1. puncture | loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object. |
| ~ misadventure, mischance, mishap | an instance of misfortune. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. puncture | a small hole made by a sharp object. |
| ~ hole | an opening deliberately made in or through something. |
| ~ pinhole | a small puncture that might have been made by a pin. |
| ~ pinprick | small puncture (as if made by a pin). |
| n. (act) | 3. puncture | the act of puncturing or perforating. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ centesis | (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid. |
| ~ perforation | the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation). |
| ~ pricking, prick | the act of puncturing with a small point.; "he gave the balloon a small prick" |
| ~ venipuncture | (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye. |
| v. (contact) | 4. puncture | pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into.; "puncture a tire" |
| ~ scarify | puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals.; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces" |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
| v. (contact) | 5. puncture | make by piercing.; "puncture a hole" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (communication) | 6. deflate, puncture | reduce or lessen the size or importance of.; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" |
| ~ depreciate, vilipend, deprecate | belittle.; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" |
| v. (change) | 7. puncture | cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing.; "puncture an air balloon" |
| ~ depressurise, depressurize, decompress | decrease the pressure of.; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane" |
| v. (change) | 8. puncture | be pierced or punctured.; "The tire punctured" |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
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