Riddles

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?

What English word has three consecutive double letters?

I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?

What disappears as soon as you say its name?

I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?

What gets wet while drying?