Questions tagged [rhyme]
A problem or riddle written in rhyme for an artistic twist.
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My prefix will later see you, My infix will tell what's true
My prefix will later see you.
My suffix will make you calculate.
My infix will tell what's true.
My whole will make you salivate.
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I Took a Word to Work with Me #1
I took a word to work with me
And it made me look quite stately
Then afterwards, I had some tea
Which improved my grunge look greatly
But my caffeine brain got jumbled up
And I was gasping to have ...
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Multiple purpose action. What are you doing?
When you do this action, there could be different deductions:
Maybe you're doing a chore empirical, giving instructions to your
vehicle.
Maybe you are very cruel, or try to establish your rule.
Or ...
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I am your enemy, hidden in your pleasures. Who am I?
I am your enemy,
And I come undercover.
Better to introduce
myself as frenemy,
Do you see me inside your lover?
Remember, lust is one of the greatest seven.
Oh but maybe you're a good person,
Then I ...
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I took a Word to Work with Me #2
I took a word to work with me
And it made me feel quite retentive,
Then when lunch came, my friends would agree,
Rearranging it was quite an incentive
Come home time and I reversed direction
To get me ...
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My prefix wants its lawyer, My suffix is earning fast!
My prefix wants its lawyer,
My suffix is earning fast!
My infix can write you juicy checks,
I am something you hate to last!
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My suffix is after removal, I express disapproval
My prefix is a happy pet,
My suffix is after removal.
My infix is getting set,
I express disapproval.
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My prefix is from a hide, my suffix is groom or bride
My prefix is from a hide,
My suffix is groom or bride.
My infix is old until...
I am gross but also fill.
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
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Riddle of Kings at War
In a duel between naked kings
he who has a castle and steed shall prevail;
wrap the battlefield in and around itself, however,
and you'll find this is no longer the tale;
but before so doing, add a ...
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Are you just repeating?
My suffix is united.
My prefix is full.
My infix is united.
I am pretty full.
Hint:
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Riley Riddle What Am I? #2
My prefix is where you reside
My suffix is why you hide.
My infix suggests greed,
I also make you read.
Hint:
Note: This is not a duplicate of Riley Riddle What Am I?
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So Popular, What am I?
Pursued by many, hated by few,
It's amazing how much I can do.
Creation, enlargement, or despise,
Tell me now where you keep your eyes.
Life or death, on different fronts,
I am the goal of many hunts.
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When you see me you smile
I came up with this one myself:
When you see me you smile,
I only stay a while,
think outside the box my friend,
until you bring me to my end.
Where did my buddy go?
Their name had the sound of ...
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A Puzzle That Asks Why There's A Dryer in my Search Engine
The bag is not transmogrified.
A hookah with some fizz inside.
The snake, the bite. The words of pride.
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A rhyming tyobrien riddle
With two, I am something you have from birth.
With three, I am a time to celebrate their worth.
With four, I am a popular dressing or spread.
With all five, some people may call me a head.
Inspired ...
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My first is like an octopus
My first is like an octopus, her moves are one to envy.
My second is a language whose, land spans far and plenty.
My third is not a minor now, divided by a penny.
And as a bonus - find my secret, ...
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See me once, See me twice #15
See me once, greetings to my brother in town
See me twice, my effect is weighing you down
I'm prepared to give a hint in a day, if needed. Usually my riddles are solved very quickly though :) Good ...
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I have more than one face, but I have no eyes. I roll out of hand during multiple tries
Riddle me this:
I have more than one face, but I have no eyes.
I roll out of hand during multiple tries.
I very much often do not roll alone;
I have a partner, who like myself, enjoys being thrown.
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See me once, see me twice #14
See me once, an archive to some and container to others
See me twice, clumsily fight for my amphibious brothers
I'm trying to keep things hard enough for this community, but I'll be ready to ...
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A Kings' Witness
A Kings' Witness
I was there when kings were born
Yet all avoided me lest they know my scorn
The strongest fell in my presence
Consequences ignored in my absence
The corrupt ...
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A book of mystery - Page I
APOLOGIES AS THE FIRST SET OF NUMBERS WAS INCORRECT. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WRITING A PROPER STORY RIDDLE SO EXCUSE ME IF IT'S NOT GREAT. YOU'LL GET A NEW PAGE OF THE BOOK EACH TIME YOU SOLVE THE LAST ...
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Found Once in a Sword! 🗡
I can be weighed, but have no mass
I can be found once in a sword
I can be thoughtful or thoughtless
And I can exit through a cord
What am I?
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What does Caesar salad do if you leave it in the sun? (----)
What greeting to use with a bee when approaching its lair? (-)
What thing do relief sculptor DJs drop, pumping it too? (---)
What insect do little old ladies purl all through their hair? (----)
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Accidentally A Riley [first attempt]
This is my first time attempting to create a Riley Riddle.
My head travels constantly at the velocity of the product of setting ablaze.
My body is the head of a color, when the wavelength is ...
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Riddle... I am like a dear halo
I am like a dear halo,
Plucked from a rainbow,
A tight noose brings me to life,
With the repeated stab of a knife,
Old grief of the elephants,
Holy like the elements,
I penetrate a scar of my soft ...
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A riddle of companions
With none, I am short and may be late
With one, I am folk, local to a place
With two, behold me! Never first
With six, and I am made with curd
With seven, I’ll keep you off the ground
With ...
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Await your command, what am I?
I'm not an idea, but I stand in those shoes
Can't count the times that I've been used
Sometimes I'm seen, sometimes I'm not
But when I die, I won’t be forgot
You hold of high ...
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Your magic is very sketchy
Your magic is very sketchy...
When I'm put under pressure what was inside comes out
The lower I fall the darker my snout
I own a magic hat that makes things disappear
As I shed my ...
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The disappearance of Beastly Gerbil
Part 2: The entrapment of Beastly Gerbil
Part 3: The escape of Beastly Gerbil
This is an unusual call in. As a private detective you have been asked to investigate several odd cases, but this you're ...
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(2) There once was an item
...it has a very short life
But goes calmly and smoothly, little-to-no strife.
And even as it passes it becomes something new,
Changing shape constantly 'til there's nothing to view.
Depending where ...
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My whole ceases to be anything
My prefix isn’t affirmative
My infix is somewhat a ring
My postfix isn’t a prime
My whole ceases to be anything
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I exist in the middle of the seven
I am a haven for those with thick walls
I challenge convention with my transparent skin
My effect is quite big, though I can be small
I keep the bad stuff out, and the good stuff in.
What am I?
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I’m nothing if you stand still
I’m felt but not seen
Rarely viewed on a screen
If you stand still, I’m nothing
Keep your pace, I’m nothing
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I relate two or more entities
My prefix will lay you to rest
And is also a legitimate prefix
My infix may be pretence
And is a prefix of my suffix
My suffix can be performed
It may relate to moving
I relate two or ...
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My worth's never none
Melodically speaking, my worth's never none;
Proportionally speaking, I'm a downer if under one;
I'm wont to overlap;
Or get up in a snap;
But when I am used, I hope it's not for a ton.
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Insufficient facts
Some wear gold; some wear blue;
Some wear red while watchest you.
Some are brown; some are yellow.
All aboard would save their fellow.
Flights of fancy, flights of risk,
Flights beyond our orb'ting ...
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With five, I’m none
A Tyobrien riddle of the week
With two, I flow
With three, I’m one
With four, I move
With five, I’m none
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I am fake in definition
My prefix is playful
My infix is a position
My postfix is rocky
I am fake in definition
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I’m not subject to conviction
My prefix is a preposition
My infix is an exclamation
My suffix may be a fraction
I’m not subject to conviction
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A person of station
I stand tall yet remain grounded.
I serve as a distraction, it can lead to confusion or aggravation.
I am abused; cut, stabbed, and pounded.
With jubilation, I am destined for ...
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I treat the wounded
My prefix heats
My infix greets
My suffix is elite
The wounded, I treat
Hint
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I avoid interaction
My prefix is silence
My infix is a reference
My suffix is a direction
I avoid interaction
Hint #1
Hint #2
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I'm a Pick-up Artist
Before the ladies I arrive
Perhaps, with 4 wheel drive
The greatest of my charms
Lies in my two arms -
I say half my name, split
But I'm not too full of it:
I may not be the smartest,
But I'm a pick-...
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I keep track of what's prior
I can mean to acquire;
For whomever's the buyer;
I can go down to the wire;
Though I often draw ire;
And when told by the choir;
My body's surely required.
What am I?
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I'm in lips or in hair
Sometimes I like to be part of the game;
Sometimes I'm part of an exercise name.
I'm in lips or in hair;
I'm afield so beware;
I'm in many a place but direct is never my aim.
What am I?
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To unlock the stage
Sometimes I'm needed when you go out to dine;
Sometimes I mean to hurt or malign;
But in today's age;
To unlock the stage;
I grant you the power to steer through the vine.
What am I?
Edit: I ...
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Is it all wrong, too?
Inspired by Is it all wrong?
My prefix - maybe ones in need of aid;
My suffix - maybe one is someone’s maid;
My infix - maybe it’s a part of you;
My whole - is it something all wrong, too?
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One has an end; the other has both
Two words you hear, sound same to the ear,
But their spelling and meaning differ.
One has an end; the other has both,
They are seldom uttered together.
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My whole is an executive title
My prefix is alternative for a net,
My infix is an important assignment.
My suffix is a place you don’t want to go,
My whole is an executive you may know.
What am I?
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