Charade

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A game in which words or phrases are represented in pantomime, sometimes syllable by syllable, until they are guessed by the other players.
  • noun. An episode in this game or a word or phrase so represented.
  • noun. A readily perceived pretense; a travesty.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An enigma whose solution is a word of two or more syllables, each of which is separately significant in sound, and which, as well as the whole word, must be discovered from a dialogue or description in which it is used, or from dramatic representation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A specific kind of riddle in which a word or phrase to find is split in several parts that can each be guessed from a verbal clue.
  • noun. A party game in which players mime a word or phrase that the other players must try to guess.
  • noun. Something apparently real but based on pretence/pretense.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
  • noun. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
    • Word Usage
    "Taylor boycotted the opening day of the trial, which he called a charade in a letter read by his defense attorney."
    cross-reference
    fake  sham  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    caricature  imitation  impersonation  word  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blade  Cade  Crusade  Dade  Jade  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    chitchat  contraption  entourage  mumbo-jumbo  periphrasis  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Grand Guignol  Passion play  Tom show  absurdity  anagram  
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