charade

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Synonyms: chamade, charde

Antonyms: chamade, charde

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|literature|archaic}} A [[genre]] of [[riddle]]s where the [[clue]]s to the [[answer]] are [[description]]s or [[pun]]s on its [[syllable]]s, with a [[final]] [[clue]] to the [[whole]].
2. {{lb|en|uncommon}} A [[single]] [[round]] of the [[game]] [[charades]], an [[act]]ed [[form]] of the [[earlier]] [[riddle]]s.
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[play]] [[resembling]] the [[game]] [[charades]], ''particularly'' [[due to]] [[poor]] [[acting]].
4. A [[deception]] or [[pretense]], ''originally'' an [[absurdly]] [[obvious]] one but ''now'' in [[general]] [[use]].
5. {{lb|en|crosswording}} A form of [[wordplay]] where several words are placed together to form a new word or part thereof.

Verb

1. To act out a charade (of); to [[gesture]]; to [[pretend]].

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