My first is in ocean but never in sea, my second’s in wasp but never in bee. My third is in glider and also in flight, my whole is a creature that comes out at night.What am I?
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My life can be measured in hours,
I serve by being devoured.
Thin, I am quick,
Fat, I am slow,
Wind is my foe.
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My second is performed by my first, and, it is thought, a thief by the marks of my whole might be caught. What am I?
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My life is often a volume of grief,
your help is needed to turn a new leaf.
Stiff is my spine and my body is pale,
but I’m always ready to tell a tale.
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I can trap many different things and colors,
Ever changing, not boring.
Look closely and you may find yourself also caught in my trap.
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A very pretty thing am I, fluttering in the pale-blue sky.
Delicate, fragile on the wing, indeed I am a pretty thing.
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I can flutter and take your breath away.
I can take a beating, but do not bruise.
If I stopped you would be sure to lose.
Everyday I am with you.
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Without a bridle, or a saddle,
Across a thing I ride a-straddle.
And those I ride, by help of me,
Though almost blind, are made to see.
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I am related to the ear & to sound. My last half is a number, & my first four letters indicate a series of words or numbers. What am I?
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I am necessary for flight for many creatures. My first three letters mean ‘to succeed.’ What am I?
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My first half is a thick, dark, sticky substance. My last half means ‘to acquire.’ Take aim! What am I?
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Read backward I am someone who does not tell the truth. I am essential for the movement of a connected series of carriages. What am I?
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My first half is a container, & I am language understood by few, if any. What am I?
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I am a path situated between high natural masses. Remove my first letter & you have a path situated between man-made masses. What am I?
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I am larger than you can imagine, possibly without bounds. My last five letters name something found in poetry. What am I?
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I go well with a certain kind of meat. My first three letters will give you a ride for a fee, my last three are a word for the amount of time that something has existed. What am I?
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I am an insect, & the first half of my name reveals another insect. Some famous musicians had a name similar to mine. What am I?
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I am strongest when you see me as round, but I am often viewed in other forms. I lift & drop the sea with my tremendous strength, and a man with a name like ‘powerful bicep’ was the first to tread on me. What am I?
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Though I exist alone, there are often many of us interconnected like the threads of a web. If I am worn, there is an expression that indicates you should not leave me. A man with a name meaning something like ‘knowledgeable one’ once said that I was number four of a certain set, & had less than ten folds. What am I?
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I’m white & used for cutting & grinding. When I’m damaged, humans usually remove me or fill me. For most animals I am a useful tool.
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