~ 1
■ noun a question or statement phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning.
↘a person or thing that is difficult to understand.
■ verb archaic speak in or pose ~s.
↘explain (a ~) to.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
OE rdels , rdelse 'opinion, conjecture, ~'; related to read .
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~ 2
■ verb
1》 make many holes in, especially with gunshot.
↘fill or permeate with something undesirable: the law is ~d with loopholes.
2》 pass through a ~.
↘remove ashes or other unwanted material from (a fire or stove) with a sieve.
■ noun a large coarse sieve, especially one for separating ashes from cinders or sand from gravel.
Origin
OE hriddel , of Gmc origin.