"What Am I?" Riddles with Answers

The cost of making only the maker knows, Valueless if bought, but sometimes traded. A poor man may give one as easily as a king. W...

Lighter than what I am made of, More of me is hidden Than is seen.

If you break me I do not stop working, If you touch me I may be snared, If you lose me Nothing will matter.

What begins and has no end? What is the ending of all that begins?

I am seen in the water if seen in the sky, I am in the rainbow, a jays feather,and lapis lazuli.

Kings and queens may cling to power and the jester's got his call, But, as you may all discover, the common one outranks them all.

I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. What am I?

Two in a corner, 1 in a room, 0 in a house, but 1 in a shelter. What am I?

I am a word of meanings three. Three ways of spelling me there be. The first is an odor, a smell if you will. The second some mone...

My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick Fat, I am slow Wind is my foe.

You saw me where I never was and where I could not be. And yet within that very place, my face you often see. What am I?

You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

Three brothers share a family sport: A non-stop marathon The oldest one is fat and short And trudges slowly on The middle brother'...

All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held, No throat, but can be heard.

Every dawn begins with me At dusk I'll be the first you see And daybreak couldn't come without What midday centers all about Daise...

Soft and fragile is my skin, I get my growth in mud I'm dangerous as much as pretty, for if not careful, I draw blood.

I drift forever with the current down these long canals they've made, Tame, yet wild, I run elusive Multitasking to your aid. Befo...

What does man love more than life Fear more than death or mortal strife What the poor have, the rich require, and what contented m...

It's true I bring serenity, And hang around the stars But yet I live in misery; You'll find me behind bars With thieves and villai...

Until I am measured I am not known, Yet how you miss me when I have flown.

I am always hungry, I must always be fed, The finger I touch, Will soon turn red

You heard me before, yet you hear me again, Then I die, untill you call me again.

A box without hinges, lock or key, yet golden treasure lies within. What is it?

I give you a group of three. One is sitting down, and will never get up. The second eats as much as is given to him, yet is always...