Riddle: Though without hands, I give shelter, food and water to life small and big. I hold giants in place and even the earth itself yields to me. Who am I?
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Roots.
Hand riddles
What word can go after bone, chain and hand?
Riddle: What word can go after bone, chain and hand?
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Saw.
Hands she has but does not hold, teeth she has but does not bite, feet she has but they are cold, eyes she has but without sight. Who is she?
Riddle: Hands she has but does not hold, teeth she has but does not bite, feet she has but they are cold, eyes she has but without sight. Who is she?
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A doll.
I am the accents of a star, yet you will only see me on the earth. My number you have always known, you held me in your hand at birth. What am I?
Riddle: I am the accents of a star, yet you will only see me on the earth. My number you have always known, you held me in your hand at birth. What am I?
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The number 5.
I have something in my hand that I’m holding tight, but if I drop, it will disappear instantly. What is it?
Riddle: I have something in my hand that I’m holding tight, but if I drop, it will disappear instantly. What is it?
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My fist.
I cling very tightly but hands have I none. In shape I am nothing but two I make one. What am I?
Riddle: I cling very tightly but hands have I none. In shape I am nothing but two I make one. What am I?
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Wedding ring.
What did the second hand say to the hour hand?
Riddle: What did the second hand say to the hour hand?
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I’ll see you in a minute.
He got it in the woods and brought it home in his hand because he couldn’t find it. The more he looked for it the more he felt it. When he finally found it he threw it away. What is it?
Riddle: He got it in the woods and brought it home in his hand because he couldn’t find it. The more he looked for it the more he felt it. When he finally found it he threw it away. What is it?
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A splinter.
It can be long or short. It can be grown or bought. It can be painted or left bare. What is it?
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.
Why should you not brush your teeth with your left hand?
Riddle: Why should you not brush your teeth with your left hand?
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A toothbrush works better!
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.
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.
What has eight legs, eight hands and eight eyes?
Riddle: What has eight legs, eight hands and eight eyes?
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Eight pirates.
If there is a bee in my hand what is in my eye?
Riddle: If there is a bee in my hand what is in my eye?
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Beauty – because beauty is in the eye of the bee holder!
I can be flipped and broken but I never move. I can be closed, and opened, and sometimes removed. I am sealed by hands. What am I?
Riddle: I can be flipped and broken but I never move. I can be closed, and opened, and sometimes removed. I am sealed by hands. What am I?
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Deal.
I am a fruit but add a letter to my middle and I become a handkerchief.
Riddle: I am a fruit but add a letter to my middle and I become a handkerchief.
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Banana (bandana).
What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
Riddle: What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
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A palm tree.
The sun bakes them and the hand breaks them. The foot treads on them and the mouth tastes them. What are they?
Riddle: The sun bakes them and the hand breaks them. The foot treads on them and the mouth tastes them. What are they?
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Grapes.
What can you hold in your left hand but not your right?
Riddle: What can you hold in your left hand but not your right?
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Your right elbow.
I have two hands, but I can’t scratch myself. What am I?
Riddle: I have two hands, but I can’t scratch myself. What am I?
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A clock or watch.
What can you hold in your right hand but not in your left?
Riddle: What can you hold in your right hand but not in your left?
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Your left hand.
What has a neck but no head and two arms but no hands?
Riddle: What has a neck but no head and two arms but no hands?
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A shirt.