Word
charade, n.
(charades)
a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
<noun.communication>
charade
semantic pointers
part holonym
charades
hypernym
word
making a false outward show
<noun.act>
charade
masquerade
sample sentences
"a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
masquerade
semantic pointers
hypernym
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning