General Riddles

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 I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

I am an eight letter word. My first four letters combine to form an atmospheric state. My third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh letters give support. My last three letters is the name of a person. Who am I?
MISTAKEN

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