Definition of sham

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Sham (a.) False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight..

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Shame :: Shame (v. t.) To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.
Shamoy :: Shamoy (n.) See Shammy.
Ashame :: Ashame (v. t.) To shame.
Shaman :: Shaman (n.) A priest of Shamanism; a wizard among the Shamanists.
Shamble :: Shamble (v. i.) To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along..
Arrantly :: Arrantly (adv.) Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully..
Contempt :: Contempt (n.) The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.
Shame :: Shame (v. t.) To mock at; to deride.
Dummy :: Dummy (n.) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action; a sham character.
Shammy :: Shammy (n.) A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying..
Psilosopher :: Psilosopher (n.) A superficial or narrow pretender to philosophy; a sham philosopher.
Shampoo :: Shampoo (v. t.) To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath..
Slander :: Slander (v. t.) To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts.
Shambling :: Shambling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shambl.
Disgrace :: Disgrace (n.) The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy..
Brummagem :: Brummagem (a.) Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.
Sham :: Sham (n.) A false front, or removable ornamental covering..
Factitious :: Factitious (a.) Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural, standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or jewels; a factitious taste..
Turpitude :: Turpitude (n.) Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity..
Lost :: Lost (v. t.) Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor..
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