Riddle: I am a suit but not a card, I can be soft or very hard. You would not wear me to a ball but you will thank me if you fall. What am I?
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Armor.
What am I riddles
What am I riddles with answers
What am I riddles are one of our favorite types of riddles. See how many of these examples below you can solve!
No legs I have to dance, no lungs I have to breathe, no life I have to live or die and yet I do all three. What am I?
Riddle: No legs I have to dance, no lungs I have to breathe, no life I have to live or die and yet I do all three. What am I?
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Fire.
I am flat, I am sharp, but I cannot hurt you. What am I?
Riddle: I am flat, I am sharp, but I cannot hurt you. What am I?
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Music note.
I sail an ocean you’ll never swim and I voyage seas with white-cotton ease, yet my hold is filled with water. What am I?
Riddle: I sail an ocean you’ll never swim and I voyage seas with white-cotton ease, yet my hold is filled with water. What am I?
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A cloud.
I do not eat food but I enjoy a light meal every day. What am I?
Riddle: I do not eat food but I enjoy a light meal every day. What am I?
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A plant.
It’s easy to see me but not easy to atop me. Clouds hang around me and people like to slide down me. What am I?
Riddle: It’s easy to see me but not easy to atop me. Clouds hang around me and people like to slide down me. What am I?
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A mountain.
While masons often call me home, you’ll likely think me wood and not stone. What am I?
Riddle: While masons often call me home, you’ll likely think me wood and not stone. What am I?
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Lodge.
I am a stool too close to the floor. I am a room without a window or door. What am I?
Riddle: I am a stool too close to the floor. I am a room without a window or door. What am I?
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Mushroom.
Two steps forward and a step to the side. On checkered lawn is where I reside. What am I?
Riddle: Two steps forward and a step to the side. On checkered lawn is where I reside. What am I?
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A knight on a chess board.
I come from destruction yet I preserve. What am I?
Riddle: I come from destruction yet I preserve. What am I?
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Smoke.
I fly in the air without engines and I am controlled by a person on the ground. What am I?
Riddle: I fly in the air without engines and I am controlled by a person on the ground. What am I?
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A kite.
Every night I’m told what to do. And every morning I do what you tell me to do. But you still get mad at me and hit me. What am I?
Riddle: Every night I’m told what to do. And every morning I do what you tell me to do. But you still get mad at me and hit me. What am I?
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An alarm clock.
I have roots but do not grow. I have a crown yet do not rule. What am I?
Riddle: I have roots but do not grow. I have a crown yet do not rule. What am I?
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Tooth.
My first is a call for cessation, my second an indication, my whole a wayside obligation. What am I?
Riddle: My first is a call for cessation, my second an indication, my whole a wayside obligation. What am I?
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Stop sign.
I am grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Very round I am and always a lady’s delight. What am I?
Riddle: I am grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Very round I am and always a lady’s delight. What am I?
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Pearl.
I have billions of eyes yet I live in darkness. I have millions of ears yet only four lobes. I have no muscle yet I rule two hemispheres. What am I?
Riddle: I have billions of eyes yet I live in darkness. I have millions of ears yet only four lobes. I have no muscle yet I rule two hemispheres. What am I?
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The human brain.
People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I?
Riddle: People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I?
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Money.
Stronger than steel yet lighter than cotton. Found in a corner, forever forgotten. What am I?
Riddle: Stronger than steel yet lighter than cotton. Found in a corner, forever forgotten. What am I?
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A spider web.
I am used to bat with yet I never get a hit. I am near a ball yet I am never thrown. What am I?
Riddle: I am used to bat with yet I never get a hit. I am near a ball yet I am never thrown. What am I?
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Eyelashes.
I beat more than I’m beaten though I have been known to break. I can be made of gold or stone yet still get sick and ache. What am I?
Riddle: I beat more than I’m beaten though I have been known to break. I can be made of gold or stone yet still get sick and ache. What am I?
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Heart.
I am young in the sun and trapped to be aged. Held in a bottle but opening is delayed. What am I?
Riddle: I am young in the sun and trapped to be aged. Held in a bottle but opening is delayed. What am I?
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Wine.
Born in a shell I adorn your neck. What am I?
Riddle: Born in a shell I adorn your neck. What am I?
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A pearl.
Without me and within me is death assured, but within you I am life most pure. What am I?
Riddle: Without me and within me is death assured, but within you I am life most pure. What am I?
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Water.
I am the greatest teacher out of them all but alas in the end I kill my pupils. What am I?
Riddle: I am the greatest teacher out of them all but alas in the end I kill my pupils. What am I?
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Time.
My name has a vegetable in it but I grow from a tree. What am I?
Riddle: My name has a vegetable in it but I grow from a tree. What am I?
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Acorn.
I run forever but do not move at all. I have no lungs or throat but a roaring call. What am I?
Riddle: I run forever but do not move at all. I have no lungs or throat but a roaring call. What am I?
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A waterfall.
You can put me in a box but I can never be cornered. What am I?
Riddle: You can put me in a box but I can never be cornered. What am I?
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A circle.
I am blind but I show the way. I am random but meticulously planned. I am testing but people want to be in me. What am I?
Riddle: I am blind but I show the way. I am random but meticulously planned. I am testing but people want to be in me. What am I?
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A clinical trial.
My spine stiff and my body pale, I’m always ready to tell a tale. What am I?
Riddle: My spine stiff and my body pale, I’m always ready to tell a tale. What am I?
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A book.
I have no muscle yet I rule two hemispheres. What am I?
Riddle: I have no muscle yet I rule two hemispheres. What am I?
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The human brain.
I am always running but never get tired or hot. What am I?
Riddle: I am always running but never get tired or hot. What am I?
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A fridge.
I can travel from there to here by disappearing, and here to there by reappearing. What am I?
Riddle: I can travel from there to here by disappearing, and here to there by reappearing. What am I?
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The letter ‘T’.
I’m tall and twisted, narrow and fast. I’m there for a moment, but my devastation lasts. What am I?
Riddle: I’m tall and twisted, narrow and fast. I’m there for a moment, but my devastation lasts. What am I?
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A tornado.
I don’t belong in any other month besides December but I’m not a holiday. What am I?
Riddle: I don’t belong in any other month besides December but I’m not a holiday. What am I?
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The letter ‘D’.
I always have to work with something in my eye. What am I?
Riddle: I always have to work with something in my eye. What am I?
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Needle.
My face is silent without my hands. What am I?
Riddle: My face is silent without my hands. What am I?
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A clock.
I can open that which has no knob, key, handle or door. What am I?
Riddle: I can open that which has no knob, key, handle or door. What am I?
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A can opener.
I have no life but I can die. What am I?
Riddle: I have no life but I can die. What am I?
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A battery.
Without fingers but I point, without arms but I strike, without feet but I run. What am I?
Riddle: Without fingers but I point, without arms but I strike, without feet but I run. What am I?
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A clock.
I am useless when together but useful when I am broken apart. What am I?
Riddle: I am useless when together but useful when I am broken apart. What am I?
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An egg.
When do truck drivers stop to eat?
Riddle: When do truck drivers stop to eat?
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Whenever they come to a fork in the road.
Children don’t know me. Older men take care of me. Women are panicking because of me. Because of me men take up arms. What am I?
Riddle: Children don’t know me. Older men take care of me. Women are panicking because of me. Because of me men take up arms. What am I?
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A beard.
Sometimes I am loud and viewed with distaste. Poke out my eye, then I’m on the front of your face. What am I?
Riddle: Sometimes I am loud and viewed with distaste. Poke out my eye, then I’m on the front of your face. What am I?
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Noise.
(If you remove the “eye”, i.e. the letter “i”, from the word noise, you get the word nose.)
Most ask for me yet some hate to face me. For some I am agony and for others I am relief. What am I?
Riddle: Most ask for me yet some hate to face me. For some I am agony and for others I am relief. What am I?
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The truth.
I have hundreds of legs but I can only lean. You make me feel dirty so you feel clean. What am I?
Riddle: I have hundreds of legs but I can only lean. You make me feel dirty so you feel clean. What am I?
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A broom.
I am known for keeping friends and family within my walls often made of wood. I have a single window, through which they watch you from the place they’re stood. What am I?
Riddle: I am known for keeping friends and family within my walls often made of wood. I have a single window, through which they watch you from the place they’re stood. What am I?
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A photo frame.
Only briefly will I remember your face even if you continuously impress me. I cannot fly far even with feathers, perhaps it’s better for me to be down. What am I?
Riddle: Only briefly will I remember your face even if you continuously impress me. I cannot fly far even with feathers, perhaps it’s better for me to be down. What am I?
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A pillow.
You do not want me to be permanent but to avoid me is a mistake. You can let me help you but precious time it will take. What am I?
Riddle: You do not want me to be permanent but to avoid me is a mistake. You can let me help you but precious time it will take. What am I?
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Sleep.
I have a bark but I have no bite. I’m rarely still but I never wander. What am I?
Riddle: I have a bark but I have no bite. I’m rarely still but I never wander. What am I?
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A tree.
I can’t be saved though people try. When fun is had they say I fly. What am I?
Riddle: I can’t be saved though people try. When fun is had they say I fly. What am I?
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Time.
They say I’m money, I can be spent. I can be wasted, but never lent. What am I?
Riddle: They say I’m money, I can be spent. I can be wasted, but never lent. What am I?
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Time.
On sea of silver or field of brass, seal the likeness locked behind glass. What am I?
Riddle: On sea of silver or field of brass, seal the likeness locked behind glass. What am I?
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A mirror.
I act like a cat and I look like a cat yet I am not a cat. What am I?
Riddle: I act like a cat and I look like a cat yet I am not a cat. What am I?
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A kitten.
Dogs cry when they see me. You sleep as I walk by. I am known to drive you mad. What am I?
Riddle: Dogs cry when they see me. You sleep as I walk by. I am known to drive you mad. What am I?
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The moon.
I am beat but never bruised, I have a key without a lock. I am heard but cannot hear, I am fast and slow, yet never move. What am I?
Riddle: I am beat but never bruised, I have a key without a lock. I am heard but cannot hear, I am fast and slow, yet never move. What am I?
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Music.
I exist where there is light but direct sunlight kills me. What am I?
Riddle: I exist where there is light but direct sunlight kills me. What am I?
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A shadow.
One way I’m loose, one way I’m tight. Out with left, in with right. What am I?
Riddle: One way I’m loose, one way I’m tight. Out with left, in with right. What am I?
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A screw.
Hold my tail while I fish for you. What am I?
Riddle: Hold my tail while I fish for you. What am I?
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A net.
I can’t be bought but I can be stolen with a glance. I’m worthless to one but priceless to two. What am I?
Riddle: I can’t be bought but I can be stolen with a glance. I’m worthless to one but priceless to two. What am I?
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Love.
Enter through one but exit through three. Once you succeed I am on thee. What am I?
Riddle: Enter through one but exit through three. Once you succeed I am on thee. What am I?
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A t-shirt or jumper.
I go through a door but never go in and never come out. What am I?
Riddle: I go through a door but never go in and never come out. What am I?
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A keyhole.
One of me can completely stop you. But multiple of me can only slow you down… What am I?
Riddle: One of me can completely stop you. But multiple of me can only slow you down… What am I?
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Period. As in the riddle, multiple periods make an ellipsis.
I start at the end, and finish at the beginning, and wherever I go, I am cold. What am I?
Riddle: I start at the end, and finish at the beginning, and wherever I go, I am cold. What am I?
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Winter. It starts at the end of one year and ends at the beginning of the next.
I have thousands of ears, but I’m a terrible listener. What am I?
Riddle: I have thousands of ears, but I’m a terrible listener. What am I?
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A cornfield.
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?
Riddle: Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?
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The letter ‘r’.
You see me once in a year, twice in a week, but never in a day. What am I?
Riddle: You see me once in a year, twice in a week, but never in a day. What am I?
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The letter ‘e’.
I build up castles and I tear down mountains. I make some men blind but I help others to see. What am I?
Riddle: I build up castles and I tear down mountains. I make some men blind but I help others to see. What am I?
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Sand.
Born in the past but only live in the present. Sometimes false, always personal. What am I?
Riddle: Born in the past but only live in the present. Sometimes false, always personal. What am I?
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Memories.
I can run but not walk. Thought is not far behind me. What am I?
Riddle: I can run but not walk. Thought is not far behind me. What am I?
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Nose.
People knock on me to say hello but lock me up after their visitors go. What am I?
Riddle: People knock on me to say hello but lock me up after their visitors go. What am I?
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A door.
I go up and down at the very same time, and never stop. What am I?
Riddle: I go up and down at the very same time, and never stop. What am I?
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Stairs.
Open me and you can’t see me without a mirror. Close me and you can’t see me at all. What am I?
Riddle: Open me and you can’t see me without a mirror. Close me and you can’t see me at all. What am I?
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Your eyes.
I can be sun, I can be sand, and I can be bird. What am I?
Riddle: I can be sun, I can be sand, and I can be bird. What am I?
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A clock (sundial, hourglass and cuckoo clock).
When you take me out of a window you leave a grieving wife. When you stick me in a door you will save somebody’s life. What am I?
Riddle: When you take me out of a window you leave a grieving wife. When you stick me in a door you will save somebody’s life. What am I?
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The letter ‘n’. Take it from the word ‘window’ and you are left with ‘widow’. Add it to the word ‘door’ and you get ‘donor’.
I might come through your window and I’m often at the bar. Sometimes I’m used to send your kids to die in lands afar. What am I?
Riddle: I might come through your window and I’m often at the bar. Sometimes I’m used to send your kids to die in lands afar. What am I?
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Draft.
I am something you sit on but can’t take with you. What am I?
Riddle: I am something you sit on but can’t take with you. What am I?
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The floor.
You can see me in water but I never get wet. What am I?
Riddle: You can see me in water but I never get wet. What am I?
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A reflection.
Look in my face and I am somebody. Look in my back and I am nobody. What am I?
Riddle: Look in my face and I am somebody. Look in my back and I am nobody. What am I?
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A mirror.
I have no feet and no hands and no wings, but I climb to the sky. What am I?
Riddle: I have no feet and no hands and no wings, but I climb to the sky. What am I?
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Smoke.
You can see through me yet I am not transparent, you can pick holes in me yet I occupy no space. What am I?
Riddle: You can see through me yet I am not transparent, you can pick holes in me yet I occupy no space. What am I?
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A lie.
I have no bones and no legs but if you keep me warm, I will soon walk away. What am I?
Riddle: I have no bones and no legs but if you keep me warm, I will soon walk away. What am I?
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An egg.
I turn everything around but I cannot move. When you see me you see you. What am I?
Riddle: I turn everything around but I cannot move. When you see me you see you. What am I?
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A mirror.
I’m much like my four friends but I stand to the side. When they pose for a fight, I like to duck outside. What am I?
Riddle: I’m much like my four friends but I stand to the side. When they pose for a fight, I like to duck outside. What am I?
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Thumbs.
I am able to turn cattle to crows and sticks to cranes. What am I?
Riddle: I am able to turn cattle to crows and sticks to cranes. What am I?
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The letter ‘r’. Add an ‘r’ to the word cows and it becomes crows. Add an ‘r’ to the word canes and it becomes cranes.
I’m ready to walk when I’m all tied up, but I really should stop when I’m untied. What am I?
Riddle: I’m ready to walk when I’m all tied up, but I really should stop when I’m untied. What am I?
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A shoe.
I don’t have eyes but once I did see. Once I had thoughts but now I’m white and empty. What am I?
Riddle: I don’t have eyes but once I did see. Once I had thoughts but now I’m white and empty. What am I?
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A skull.
I am sharp to the touch but with a letter on the end I lose my point. What am I?
Riddle: I am sharp to the touch but with a letter on the end I lose my point. What am I?
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Needles (add an s and it becomes needless).
Born in an instant, I tell all stories. I can be lost, but I never die. What am I?
Riddle: Born in an instant, I tell all stories. I can be lost, but I never die. What am I?
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Memories.
I’m part of a belt that is too big to wear yet if I fall off it could lead to despair. What am I?
Riddle: I’m part of a belt that is too big to wear yet if I fall off it could lead to despair. What am I?
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An asteroid.
You take my clothes off when you put your clothes on. What am I?
Riddle: You take my clothes off when you put your clothes on. What am I?
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A hanger.
If there’s no break during me then I’m sure to end with a different type of break. What am I?
Riddle: If there’s no break during me then I’m sure to end with a different type of break. What am I?
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A set in tennis.
I can hold up thousands of tons, but cannot hold up a single grain of sand. What am I?
Riddle: I can hold up thousands of tons, but cannot hold up a single grain of sand. What am I?
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Water.
I am overlooked by everyone but everyone has me. What am I?
Riddle: I am overlooked by everyone but everyone has me. What am I?
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Nose.
I have three eyes and only one leg. Obey me, or you will be sorry. What am I?
Riddle: I have three eyes and only one leg. Obey me, or you will be sorry. What am I?
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A traffic light.
In birth I spring forth and in life I unfold. In death I wilt and die but rebirth restores all. What am I?
Riddle: In birth I spring forth and in life I unfold. In death I wilt and die but rebirth restores all. What am I?
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A leaf.
I am a ship that can be made to ride the greatest waves. I am not built by objects, but built by minds. What am I?
Riddle: I am a ship that can be made to ride the greatest waves. I am not built by objects, but built by minds. What am I?
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Friendship.
Up on high I wave away but not a word can I say. What am I?
Riddle: Up on high I wave away but not a word can I say. What am I?
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A flag.
My father is the moon and my mother is the sea. I die when I reach land. What am I?
Riddle: My father is the moon and my mother is the sea. I die when I reach land. What am I?
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Waves.
Left to right I’m yours to prize. Right to left I organize. What am I?
Riddle: Left to right I’m yours to prize. Right to left I organize. What am I?
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Reward/Drawer.
I fly when I am born but lie when I’m alive and run when I am dead. What am I?
Riddle: I fly when I am born but lie when I’m alive and run when I am dead. What am I?
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A snowflake.