charades

n. game in which words or phrases are pantomimed while others guess the meaning

Charades or charade (IPA pronunciation: shə-rādz or shə-reɪdz) is a word guessing game. In the form most commonly played today, it is an acting game in which one player acts out a word or phrase, often by pantomiming similar-sounding words, and the other players guess the word or phrase. The idea is to use physical rather than verbal language to convey the meaning to another party. It is also sometimes called as Activity, after the board game. In India it is also commonly known as dumb charades.
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Noun
1. player acts out a phrase for others to guess
(hypernym) guessing game
(part-meronym) charade

Noun
1. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
(synonym) parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on
(hypernym) caricature, imitation, impersonation
2. a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
(hypernym) word
(part-holonym) charades

n. charade

n. charade, game in which words or phrases are pantomimed while others guess the meaning