Sekirov Dictionary

charade

UK /ʃəˈɹɑːd/US /ʃəˈɹeɪd/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 3

noun5

A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.
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A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.
- This whole charade is absurd.
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A form of wordplay where several words are placed together to form a new word or part thereof.
- Takes is a bit of a charade indicator here, telling you that one word takes on or adds on to another. — 2012
(no longer used) A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.
(no longer used) A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.

verb1

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To act out a charade (of); to gesture; to pretend.
- She flaps her hands and arms, eyes glaring, head shaking – charading Non, non, NON! — 2015

forms

charaded · charading · charades

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