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charades

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2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
2syllables

charades

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

charades is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, charades is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcharades

1noun
  • A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.
  • A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.

    Synonyms: "acted charade", "dumb charade"

  • A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.
  • A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.

    Synonyms: farce, sham

    Example: "This whole charade is absurd."

1noun
  • A 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.

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