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noun
A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.
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From "Goldfinger" to "Charade" to "Star Wars," captivating title sequences are accompanied by equally captivating film scores.
Stone, under the pseudonym Pierre Marton, also contributed to the screenplay of "Arabesque," a sardonic thriller directed in high style by Mr. Donen as a direct follow-up to "Charade".
We love to charade that our trinity of 'Shakti' is that of Goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati, yet behave in the most merciless and rustic manner with our own women.
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It's called How to Win Games and Beat People, and offers the secrets to being victorious at everything from Draughts to Battleships, Charades to Scrabble, Risk to Blackjack, and drinking games to pillow fights.
They were together for four months before Will had to resort to charades.
When it came to putting it in the movie, Scrabble wouldn't let us have the rights to the game, so we had to change it to charades.
In contrast to charades, Taboo, or cards, this parlor game is just called, The Memory Challenge.
I reason with myself every time I head for the deli that he has to be wise to my charade.
Trying to follow the plot is like listening to a drunk person attempt to describe Charade, Chinatown and Casino Royale before realising they're three different films.
You only have to look at the stunt that he pulled on his trip to Mexico: a charade to prove the unprovable – civility.
It was certainly strange to see how many dudes responded positively to the charade.
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