If I turn my head, you may go where you want, but if I turn again, you could stay and rot. What am I?

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Taken from a mine and then locked up in a wooden case. Never released but used by students everyday. What am I?

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I am wingless but airborne, and when I meet your gaze tears will fall from your eyes. What am I?

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I am full of holes but still holds water.
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I am a creature with a "tight" name. What am I?

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Teenage girls are pros at creating me. Learn me in classes. What am I?

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I go in hard, come out soft. Blow me hard and I'll make a pop. What am I?

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I can never be stolen from you. I am owned by everyone. Some have more, some have less. What am I?

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A necessity to some, a treasure to many,
I'm best enjoyed among pleasant company.
Some like me hot, some like me cold.
Some prefer mild, some like me bold.
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I take off my clothes when you put on your clothes. I put on my clothes when you take off your clothes. What am I?

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Food can help me survive, but water will kill me. What am I?

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I am partly blind but can still see. I have legs but only use them for sleeping. What am I?

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A move made popular by the King of Pop. What am I?

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I am a type of animal that hang out in the mist. What am I?

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I can be simple or I can be complex. I can be found in this riddle or in everyday life. I can be shapes or even colors. What am I?

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I have palms but not on hands,
I offer foods from distant lands,
When at my peak you'll see me smoke,
I'm famous for my friendly folk,
My flowers grow and yet they lay,
There's fire where a man will play.
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I transfer oxygen from the atmosphere to your blood. What am I?

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I am the reaction after enjoying soda. What am I?

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I wear a red robe, with staff in hand and a stone in my throat. Cut me and I weep red tears. What am I?

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I am million people's wakeup call. What am I?

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An action done on mosquito bites. What am I?

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I am wood that is neither hard, straight, or crooked. What am I?

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I have fangs and enjoy piercing holes with a single bite. What am I?

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I crawl on the earth and rise on a pillar. What am I?

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I am a mountain at night, meadow at day. What am I?

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Some people avoid me, some people count me, some people just consume me. What am I?

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I am killer of trees but people need me.
I can be blown away by a breeze
and I have been here since ancient Greece.
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I carry you down a gentle stream. What am I?

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I am owned by the poor, the rich does not need me. If you eat me, you will die! What am I?

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I have no eyes, no legs or ears and I help move the earth. What am I?

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When you take away the whole from me, there is always some left. What am I?

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Against the sun, I protect your eyes and am often worn on the face of spies. What am I?

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I can fill any space, float, and disappear. Never touching the ground I help others get around. What am I?

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I have a neck and no head, two arms but no hands.
I'm with you to school, I'm with you to work.
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I am very important, but often overlooked. What am I?

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I have four legs, one head, and a foot.
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I can wave my hands at you, but I never say goodbye.
You are always cool when with me, even more so when I am high!
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A storage facility for criminals and fire-breathing reptiles. What am I?

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I am free for the taking. Through all of your life, though given but once at birth. I am less than nothing in weight, but will fell the strongest of you if held. What am I?

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I have a frame but no pictures. I have poles but not standing up. What am I?

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I suck. What am I?

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Sing me to a baby about to go to sleep. What am I?

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I move without wings, between silken strings. I leave as you find my substance behind. What am I?

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I am a busy worker who is a water mammal. What am I?

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I am used for light yet I am solid. Without me you would feel enclosed. I hate being touched, especially with a lot of force. I like to be in buildings. What am I?

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Angels and pilots work with me. What am I?

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I am the type of room you can not enter or leave. Raise from the ground below. I could be poisonous or a delicious treat. What am I?

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I come without being fetched at night, hides away as soon as daylight strikes. Although I may look small, I am much mightier than what you can imagine. What am I?

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I tell people to be careful when handling boxes. What am I?

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I mirror your actions. What am I?

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I am the most famous dinner. What am I?

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I can be the book one can never finish reading. What am I?

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I can be found on a present, the front of a boat, or after the rain. What am I?

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I only exist when you are here. Where you never were, I can never be. What am I?

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I drift forever with the current and flows to your everyday life. I make living easy but I am good at killing people too. What am I?

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Secured in place, I work undercover,
and with a flick of your finger.
My purpose you'll discover.
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I can fill a room but take up no space.
Look out at night, and I am in no place.
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I am cracked by Indiana Jones. What am I?

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I have three heads. Cut off one, I become stronger. Cut off two, I become ten. What am I?

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I begin your sentences. What am I?

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I have no bones and no legs, but if you keep me warm, I will soon walk away. What am I?

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In the ground I am nothing, but give me time and I'll be something. What am I?

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I am a nut with a hole. What am I?

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I am a mini solar powered computer. What am I?

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I have one eye. See near and far. I hold the moments you treasure and the things that make you weep. What am I?

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Black within and red without,
With four corners round about.
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I help engines spin and pants stay up. What am I?

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A hand without flesh and nothing can I hold. My grip cannot be used until I am sold. What am I?

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Hide me from your parents if you have done bad academically this year. What am I?

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I am the kind of food monkey likes, and people slip on me and fall in cartoons. What am I?

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You can throw me away, but I will always be coming back. What am I?

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I do not eat food. But I do enjoy a light meal everyday. What am I?

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I am a daily ritual involving using a metal tool on the body. What am I?

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I shift around, though always slowly. I never move more than a few inches at a time. A large movement by me can kill many people. I am huge, yet unseen by humans. What am I?

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I get paid to shoot people, then blow them up. What am I?

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Most people love to use me. You make me glide through the air. Even your dog loves me. What am I?

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I am alive without breath and cold as death. I am never thirsty but always drinking. What am I?

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I am a box who holds keys but not locks. With the right combination I may unlock your soul. What am I?

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I let water fall on you while everyone else stays dry. What am I?

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I fly in the air without engines and I am controlled by man on the ground. What am I?

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I can fill a house or fill your mouth but you can never catch me in your hands. What am I?

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I am not alive and yet I grow. Just put me next to where it grows. A favorite of the summertime, best with friends when combined. What am I?

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I sleep by day and fly at night, but I have no feathers to aid my flight. What am I?

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Sometimes I fly as fast as the speed of light. Sometime I crawl as slow as a snail. Unknown until I am measured but you will certainly miss me when I'm gone.
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For me, much blood has been shed.
I have two faces but only bear one head.
What am I?

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You turn me over after you have traveled far. What am I?

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I remain unseen but hold many things, and when you are making a decision you consult me. What am I?

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I spin and hum,
I'm your summer tool.
Just flip the switch,
and I serve to cool.
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Makeup for finger tips. What am I?

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The cloud is my mother, my father the wind. The lake is my son and the rainbow my bed. What am I?

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You can break me, and I still work. If you touch me, you're mine. What am I?

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I always have to work with something in my eye. What am I?

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I drive men mad for the love of me. Easily beaten, never free. What am I?

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Deposit red liquid in me. What am I?

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I am a man without bones, without blood, without life. My flesh is white, cold and shrinking. What am I?

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I have a face but no eyes, hands but no arms. What am I?

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Without feather or wing I fly, but you'll known what I am when I hover near by. What am I?

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I'll shout til you wake or sing you to sleep. I'll talk to you but you're crazy if you talk back. What am I?

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I am quick when I'm thin. I am slow when I'm fat. Wind is my worst nightmare. What am I?

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I have six faces but not even one body connected, 21 eyes in total but cannot see. What am I?

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