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Noun: charades  shu'reydz [N. Amer], shu'raadz [Brit]
  1. Guessing game in which one player pantomimes a word or phrase for others to guess
    "They played charades at the party"
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"

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

Encyclopedia: Charades

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