Associations to the word «Charade»

Wiktionary

CHARADE, noun. A specific kind of riddle in which a word or phrase to find is split in several parts that can each be guessed from a verbal clue.
CHARADE, noun. (in plural) A party game in which players mime a word, phrase, or name that the other players must try to guess.
CHARADE, noun. Something apparently real but based on pretence/pretense.

Dictionary definition

CHARADE, noun. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.
CHARADE, noun. A word acted out in an episode of the game of charades.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis