a team game in which each member tries to communicate to the others a particular word or phrase that they have been given, by expressing each syllable or word using silent actions

Our family used to love playing charades.

During a game of charades, he pretended to be a lion.

We had a game of charades with a movie theme.

It was Charles' birthday, and he invited us over for an evening of cake and charades.

Guests could be heard playing charades in the next room.

See also: charade (GAME)