Decapitate me and all becomes equal. Then truncate me and I become second. Cut me front and back and I become two less than I started.
What am I?
The word Seven.
seven
even (equal)
eve (2nd person, according to the Bible)
v (Roman numeral five; two less than seven)
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If you throw me out the window,
I'll leave a grieving wife.
Bring me back, but through the door,
You'll see someone giving life.
What am I??ANSWER
I have a name, but it isn't my name.
My face shows signs of age.
I always mean the same thing, no matter what I say.
I'm born in mourning, and I last 'til the end of days.
Men plant me, but I never grow.
They run from me, but I never move.
They look at me and see their future, rotting in the fields where I bloom.
What am I?ANSWER
Two sisters are we, one is dark and one is fair
In twin towers dwelling we're quite the pair
One from land and one from sea
Tell us truly, who are we?ANSWER
What you're looking for ... I'll hide it from you.
However if you ask, I'll lead you right through.
You're tempted to cross me, an act I won't prevent.
If chosen too soon, may come with regret.
If I'm not there you're mad, you ask for me to be.
This time for a change, I'll be right behind me.ANSWER
A boy and his father are involved in a traffic accident, and the father dies. The boy is rushed to hospital, suffering from injuries. The Head Surgeon is called to operate, but on seeing the boy, immediately declares: “I cannot operate. This boy is my son.” How is this possible?ANSWER
The man who makes it doesn’t use it; the man who buys it doesn’t need it; the man who uses it doesn’t know it. What is it?ANSWER
I love to dance and twist and prance, I shake my tail, as away I sail, wingless I fly into the sky. What am I?ANSWER
He has one and a person has two,
a citizen has three and a human being has four,
a personality has five and an inhabitant of earth has six.
What am I?ANSWER
Take away my first letter and I remain the same.
Take away my last letter and I remain unchanged.
Remove all my letters and I’m still me.
What am I?ANSWER
A couple sharing five a piece,
Stretching, spreading, loudly meet,
We are known to often calm,
And yet were better known to harm,
To help and build, our team often,
Connects us to the minds of men.
What are we?ANSWER
I can be long, or I can be short.
I can be grown, and I can be bought.
I can be painted, or left bare.
I can be round, or square.
What am I?ANSWER
My sides are firmly laced about,
Yet nothing is within;
You'll think my head is strange indeed,
Being nothing else but skin.ANSWER
Tool of thief, toy of queen.
Always used to be unseen.
Sign of joy, sign of sorrow.
Giving all likeness borrowed.ANSWER
We travel much, yet prisoners are, and close confined to boot. Yet with any horse, we will keep the pace, and will always go on foot. What are they?ANSWER
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