masquerade vs masquerade party

masquerade and masquerade party both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
masquerade	Yes	No	Yes	No
masquerade party	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, masquerade and masquerade party are synonyms defined as:

masquerade and masquerade party: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

Other synonyms of masquerade include mask, masque.

masquerade (noun)	masquerade party (noun)
making a false outward show	a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

masquerade (verb)	masquerade party (verb)
pretend to be someone or something that you are not
take part in a masquerade