SHAM
\ʃˈam], \ʃˈam], \ʃ_ˈa_m]\
Definitions of SHAM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
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something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
By Princeton University
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make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
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something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.
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A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
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False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight.
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To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.
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To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
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To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
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To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
By Oddity Software
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That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.
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A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
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False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight.
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To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.
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To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
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To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
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To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
By Noah Webster.
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That which deceives; a trick, fraud, or make-believe.
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Feigned; false.
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To pretend in order to deceive; feign; as, to sham death.
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Shammed.
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Shamming.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman