charade
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
charades
plural
charades
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHARADE
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[count]
:
something that is done in order to pretend something is true when it is not really true
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Her concern was just a charade. [=she pretended to be concerned but she was not]
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We've grown tired of your charades.
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an empty charade
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charades
[plural]
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a game in which players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who is not allowed to speak
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Let's play charades!
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a game of charades
