CHARADES

Meaning of CHARADES in English

[treated as sing. ] a game of guessing a word or phrase from a written or acted clue given for each syllable and for the whole item.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CHARADES — [plural] [noun] - a team game in which each member tries to communicate to the others a particular word or …
Cambridge English vocab
CHARADES — n. to play ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CHARADES — Загадка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ALI SHARIATI — Useful information: Ali Shariati is, for many, the ideological father of the Iranian revolution. A charismatic leader and teacher, his …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
GAME
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUESSING GAME — noun : a game in which the participants compete individually or in teams in the identification of something indicated obscurely …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHARADE — shəˈrād, US sometimes & Brit usually -äd or -ȧd noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Provençal charrado chat, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHARADE — /sheuh rayd"/ ; esp. Brit. /sheuh rahd"/ , n. 1. charades , ( used with a sing. v. ) a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHARADE — originally a kind of riddle, probably invented in France during the 18th century, in which a word or phrase is …
Britannica English vocabulary
WELLS, CAROLYN — born June 18, 1862, Rahway, N.J., U.S. died March 26, 1942, New York, N.Y. prolific American writer remembered largely for …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOSPITAL, JANETTE TURNER — born Nov. 12, 1942, Melbourne, Vic., Australia pseudonym Alex Juniper Australian novelist and short-story writer who explored the political, cultural, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHARADE — / ʃəˈrɑːd; NAmE ʃəˈreɪd/ noun 1. [ C ] a situation in which people pretend that sth is true when …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHARADE — cha ‧ rade /ʃəˈrɑːd $ ʃəˈreɪd/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: Provençal charrado 'conversation' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHARADE — ( charades) 1. If you describe someone’s actions as a charade , you mean that their actions are so obviously …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHARADE — (~s) 1. If you describe someone’s actions as a ~, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that …
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WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RETIRE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a retired couple (= having finished working at the end of their working lives ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MIDNIGHT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES midnight blue midnight sun morning/evening/midnight etc Mass ▪ Will I see you at morning Mass? …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MASQUERADE — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a masquerade ball EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Am I not your mistress in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INTELLIGENT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an intelligent guess ▪ Analysis of the archaeological site will help us make an intelligent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHARADE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Simon told Susan that his marriage was a charade , continued only for the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPORT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAME — Synonyms and related words : Animalia, Boston, Byzantine intrigues, Earl of Coventry, Monopoly, Olympic games, Olympics, Ping-Pong, Pit, Polish bank, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHESS — Synonyms and related words : Monopoly, Ping-Pong, Rugby, Scrabble, archery, association football, backgammon, badminton, bagatelle, ball, bandy, baseball, basketball, battledore …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHECKERS — Synonyms and related words : Monopoly, Ping-Pong, Rugby, Scrabble, archery, association football, backgammon, badminton, bagatelle, ball, bandy, baseball, basketball, battledore …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BINGO
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAME — n. 25B6; noun the children invented a new game : PASTIME, diversion, entertainment, amusement, distraction, divertissement, recreation, sport, activity. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EXHIBITION — сущ. 1) выставка to put on exhibition, stage an exhibition ≈ организовывать выставку, проводить показ to close an exhibition ≈ …
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