noun🔗ShareA genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole."During the family game night, we played charades, where each syllable of "watermelon" was acted out before someone guessed the whole fruit. "entertainmentgameculturecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles."Maria's charades during the party were hilarious, especially the one where she pretended to be a mime trapped in a box. "gameentertainmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting."The school play was supposed to be a serious drama, but the actors' exaggerated gestures and silly expressions turned it into a complete charades. "entertainmentgameartliteraturestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use."This whole charade is absurd."entertainmentgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess."We played charades at the party, and everyone had fun acting out different movie titles. "gameentertainmentcommunicationactiontraditioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
