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riddled riddled definition

riddled


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  riddle 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  riddle 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  riddle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  riddle 
 
  5  senses  of  riddle 
 
  Sense  1 
  riddle 
  =>  pierce 
 
  Sense  2 
  riddle 
  =>  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
 
  Sense  3 
  riddle,  screen 
  =>  sift,  sieve,  strain 
 
  Sense  4 
  riddle 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
 
  Sense  5 
  riddle 
  =>  solve,  work  out  figure  out  puzzle  out  lick,  work 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  riddle 
 
  riddle  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  riddle 
 
  Sense  1 
  riddle 
  =>  pierce 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  riddle 
  =>  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  riddle,  screen 
  =>  sift,  sieve,  strain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  riddle 
  =>  communicate,  intercommunicate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  riddle 
  =>  solve,  work  out  figure  out  puzzle  out  lick,  work 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  riddle 
 
  The  verb  riddle  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  riddle  --  (pierce  many  times;  "The  bullets  riddled  his  body") 
  2.  (1)  riddle  --  (set  a  riddle) 
  3.  riddle,  screen  --  (separate  with  a  riddle,  as  grain  from  chaff) 
  4.  riddle  --  (speak  in  riddles) 
  5.  riddle  --  (explain  a  riddle) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  riddled 
 
  The  adj  riddled  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  riddled  --  ((often  followed  by  `with')  damaged  throughout  by  numerous  perforations  or  holes;  "a  sweater  riddled  with  moth  holes";  "cliffs  riddled  with  caves";  "the  bullet-riddled  target") 
  2.  riddled  --  (spread  throughout;  "cities  riddled  with  corruption") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  riddled 
 
  2  senses  of  riddled 
 
  Sense  1 
  riddled 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  damaged)  ->  undamaged 
 
  Sense  2 
  riddled 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  full)  ->  empty 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  riddled 
 
  2  senses  of  riddled 
 
  Sense  1 
  riddled 
  =>  damaged  (vs.  undamaged) 
 
  Sense  2 
  riddled 
  =>  full  (vs.  empty) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  riddled 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  riddled 
 
  riddled  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  riddled 
  riddled 
 
  Overview  of  verb  riddle 
 
  The  verb  riddle  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  riddle  --  (pierce  many  times;  "The  bullets  riddled  his  body") 
  2.  (1)  riddle  --  (set  a  riddle) 
  3.  riddle,  screen  --  (separate  with  a  riddle,  as  grain  from  chaff) 
  4.  riddle  --  (speak  in  riddles) 
  5.  riddle  --  (explain  a  riddle) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  riddled 
 
  The  adj  riddled  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  riddled  --  ((often  followed  by  `with')  damaged  throughout  by  numerous  perforations  or  holes;  "a  sweater  riddled  with  moth  holes";  "cliffs  riddled  with  caves";  "the  bullet-riddled  target") 
  2.  riddled  --  (spread  throughout;  "cities  riddled  with  corruption") 



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