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Noun: charade  shu'reyd [N. Amer], shu'raad [Brit]
  1. Making a false outward show
    "a beggar's charade of wealth";
    - masquerade
     
  2. A word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
    "Her charade of 'elephant' had everyone laughing"

Derived forms: charades

Type of: pretence [Brit, Cdn], pretending, pretense [N. Amer], simulation, word

Part of: charades

Encyclopedia: Charade