charade
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5.2
- noun
- /ʃəˈreɪd/
:
juego de mímica
- I got it, how about some charades?
- Let's play charades
- a charades game
- a night of charades
Examples
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Sally's team prepares clues for charades.
Fiction book (2001) -
Guys can we please play charades now?
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All right, everyone, time for charades!
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I wanna play charades, what's the big deal about that?
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Mrs. Shevvington had them play charades of brand names.
Fiction book (1990) -
Children will get into character by performing insect charades and wearing insect gear.
Academic text (2001) -
Other charades followed, in which children acted out imagined gifts, while Amir guessed what they were.
Academic text (1991) -
Let's gather everyone and play a fun game of charade to see who can guess the phrases the fastest.
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During the party, the highlight was a game of charade where we all acted out movie titles.
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At family gatherings, we often enjoy playing charade after dinner as a way to bond.
Synonyms
11
3.0
A game where players make or find words by following rules, like crosswords
10
3.4
A game where people try to find out what something is from small clues
4
3.9
A game people play indoors for fun at parties
1
3.4
A game where players act out words or phrases without speaking while others guess
Surface Forms
Etymology
Charade originally named a French game in which a person silently acted out a word or phrase for others to guess, so a charade is still the simple party game of acting and guessing.