Emily Dickinson Lexicon

riddle, n. [OE rædels, counsel, opinion, conjecture; see read, v.]

1. Puzzle; ambiguous statement; something to be solved by conjecture; verse that poses a question; type of text in the genre of lyric poetry.
2. Enigma; mystery; conundrum.

riddle, v. [Late OE hriddel < hrider, to shake.]

ride, n. [see ride, v.]

Conveyance; journey by vehicle.

ride (riding, rode, -s), v. [OE rídan, I travel.] (webplay: chariot, ease, horseback, supported).

1. Travel, esp. by (or as if by) horseback.
2. Fly.
3. Sail.

ridge, n. [OE hrycg.]

1. Range of hills or mountains.
2. Top of a grave.

right, adj. [OE reht.] (webplay: die, drawn, grave, hand, just, justice, man, restore, river, shortest, tell, term).

1. Opposite of the left side; side of the body opposite the tilt of the heart; [fig.] place where just and faithful people will find themselves at Christ's coming (cf. Matthew 25:34-40).
2. Correct; not mistaken or deceived.

right, adv. [OE rehte < reht.] (webplay: fit, true).

1. Correctly.
2. Quickly and completely, immediately.

right, n. [OE riht.] (webplay: becoming, belongs, certainly, circumstances, die, end, every, face, fir, grave, look, only, titles).

God-given privilege or legal authority.

righteous, adj. [OE rihtwís < riht, right + wís, wise.]

Moral; not wicked.

righteousness, n. [see righteous, adj.]

Moral faithfulness (cf. Malachi 4:2).