riddle

n 1: a difficult problem [syn: {conundrum}, {enigma}, {brain-teaser}]

2: a coarse sieve (as for gravel)

v 1: pierce many times; "The bullets riddled his body"

2: set a riddle

3: separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff [syn: {screen}]

4: speak in riddles

5: explain a riddle

diddle

1. To work with or modify in a not particularly serious

manner. "I diddled a copy of {ADVENT} so it didn't

double-space all the time." "Let's diddle this piece of code

and see if the problem goes away."

See {tweak} and {twiddle}.

2. The action or result of diddling.

See also {tweak}, {twiddle}, {frob}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-01-31)