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appropriately, fittingly, condignly: Shirley's work was at last
given the recognition it so richly deserved.
rickety adj. wobbly, unsteady, broken-down, decrepit, shaky, tottering,
teetering, ramshackle, flimsy, frail, precarious, dilapidated,
in disrepair, tumbledown, unsecure: Don't put such a heavy lamp
on that rickety table!
rid v. 1 rid of. deliver from, relieve of, free from or of, rescue,
save: What can we do to rid ourselves of that appalling smell?
--adj. 2 be or get rid of. banish, exile, eject, expel, dispose
of, throw out or away, eliminate, dispense with; refuse, reject,
dismiss, shrug off: If she had wanted to be rid of him, she
would have divorced him long ago. I am having a spot of bother
trying to get rid of my old car: nobody wants to buy it.
-ridden adj. afflicted or harassed or affected or dominated by,
infected or infested with: They were shocked when they first
came to this drought-ridden province of Northern Ethiopia. Only
foreign aid can salvage the debt-ridden economy of this state.
riddle° n. conundrum, puzzle, enigma, poser, question, mystery,
problem, brain-teaser or Brit brain-twister: The cracker
contained a whistle, paper hat, and the inevitable riddle.
riddleý v. 1 perforate, pepper, puncture, pierce, honeycomb: The back
of the bookcase was riddled with tiny worm-holes. 2 penetrate,
infest, infect, pervade, permeate, fill, spread: An
investigation revealed that the entire department was riddled
with corruption.
--n. 3 sieve, colander or cullender, strainer, grating, screen,
sifter, filter: He shovelled the dirt through the riddle to
sift out the larger stones.
ride v. 1 sit on or in, travel or journey or go or proceed on or in,
be borne or carried or conveyed (on or in), take; propel or
control or drive (a horse or a bicycle or a motor cycle): They
ride the bus to work each day. The film began with a witch
riding a broomstick. Do you know how to ride a motor bike? 2
float, lie: The yacht is riding at anchor off Portsmouth. 3
tyrannize, terrorize, intimidate, dominate, oppress; bully, rag,