Riddle and Stick

Riddle

Riddle verb - Set a difficult problem or riddle.

Usage example: riddle me a riddle

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Stick and riddle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stick" instead a verb "Riddle".

Nearby Words: riddled, riddling

Stick verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.

Usage example: could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it

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Riddle and stick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Riddle" instead a verb "Stick".

Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

old	old riddle	old stick
full	full riddle	full stick
long	long riddle	long stick
similar	similar riddle	similar stick
Other adjectives: short, standard, original, simple, stupid, great, little, famous, ancient, new, random, titular, last, giant.

body	riddle body	stick body
houses	riddle houses	stick houses

The riddle question is: Why was the person with the shorter stick arrested for the crime the next morning?

Source: Secret Test of Character
An illustrated riddle book tells of two people suspected for a crime each being given a stick and told that they are magical sticks that will grow longer overnight when in the possession of a criminal.

Source: Secret Test of Character
As shown in the above quote, South Park: The Stick of Truth has Dire Wolves which riddle the frozen kingdom of the north that is Canada.

Source: Savage Wolves

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