Riddle: It can be long or short. It can be grown or bought. It can be painted or left bare. What is it?
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A fingernail.
Finger riddles
What can point in every direction but can’t reach the destination by itself?
Riddle: What can point in every direction but can’t reach the destination by itself?
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Your finger or a compass.
What word can go after blue, finger and hoof?
Riddle: What word can go after blue, finger and hoof?
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Print.
What word can go before hold, tip and nail?
Riddle: What word can go before hold, tip and nail?
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Finger.
What has four fingers and a thumb but isn’t alive?
Riddle: What has four fingers and a thumb but isn’t alive?
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A glove.
It has a face that does not smile or frown. It has no mouth but it makes a familiar sound. It has hands but fingers it does not. What is it?
Riddle: It has a face that does not smile or frown. It has no mouth but it makes a familiar sound. It has hands but fingers it does not. What is it?
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A clock.
What nails do carpenters hate to hit?
Riddle: What nails do carpenters hate to hit?
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Fingernails.
What has a ring but no finger?
Riddle: What has a ring but no finger?
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A telephone or alarm.
What word can go before bean, milk and fingers?
Riddle: What word can go before bean, milk and fingers?
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Butter.