'Charade' definitions:
Definition of 'charade'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Charade'
From: GCIDE
- Charade \Cha*rade"\, n. [F. charade, cf. Pr. charrada long chat, It ciarlare to chat, whence E. charlatan.] A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'charade'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absurdity,
- anagram,
- antimasque,
- audience success,
- ballet,
- bearing,
- beck,
- beckon,
- body language,
- bomb,
- broadcast drama,
- burlesque show,
- carriage,
- chironomy,
- cliff hanger,
- closet drama,
- comedy drama,
- conundrum,
- critical success,
- dactylology,
- daytime serial,
- deaf-and-dumb alphabet,
- dialogue,
- disguise,
- documentary drama,
- drama,
- dramalogue,
- dramatic play,
- dramatic series,
- dumb show,
- duodrama,
- duologue,
- epic theater,
- experimental theater,
- extravaganza,
- failure,
- farce,
- flop,
- gasser,
- gesticulation,
- gesture,
- gesture language,
- giveaway,
- Grand Guignol,
- hand signal,
- happening,
- hit,
- hit show,
- improvisational drama,
- kinesics,
- legitimate drama,
- logogriph,
- make-believe,
- masque,
- melodrama,
- minstrel show,
- miracle,
- miracle play,
- mockery,
- monodrama,
- monologue,
- morality,
- morality play,
- motion,
- movement,
- music drama,
- musical revue,
- mystery,
- mystery play,
- opera,
- pageant,
- panel show,
- pantomime,
- parody,
- Passion play,
- pastoral,
- pastoral drama,
- piece,
- play,
- playlet,
- poise,
- pose,
- posture,
- pretension,
- pretentiousness,
- problem play,
- psychodrama,
- quiz show,
- radio drama,
- rebus,
- review,
- revue,
- riddle,
- sensational play,
- serial,
- show,
- shrug,
- sign language,
- sitcom,
- situation comedy,
- sketch,
- skit,
- soap,
- soap opera,
- sociodrama,
- spectacle,
- stage play,
- stage show,
- stance,
- straight drama,
- success,
- suspense drama,
- tableau,
- tableau vivant,
- talk show,
- teleplay,
- television drama,
- television play,
- theater of cruelty,
- Tom show,
- total theater,
- travesty,
- variety show,
- vaudeville,
- vaudeville show,
- vehicle,
- word-of-mouth success,
- work