Definition of sham

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Sham (v. t.) To obtrude by fraud or imposition.

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Abash :: Abash (v. t.) To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit..
Impudent :: Impudent (a.) Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy..
Fool :: Fool (v. t.) To use as a fool; to deceive in a shameful or mortifying manner; to impose upon; to cheat by inspiring foolish confidence; as, to fool one out of his money..
Lost :: Lost (v. t.) Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor..
Shamble :: Shamble (v. i.) To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along..
Shame :: Shame (n.) A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal..
Shaman :: Shaman (n.) A priest of Shamanism; a wizard among the Shamanists.
Shamanism :: Shamanism (n.) The type of religion which once prevalied among all the Ural-Altaic peoples (Tungusic, Mongol, and Turkish), and which still survives in various parts of Northern Asia. The Shaman, or wizard priest, deals with good as well as with evil spirits, especially the good spirits of ancestors..
Confusion :: Confusion (n.) The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame.
Open :: Open (a.) Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt..
Basely :: Basely (adv.) In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably; shamefully.
Bashless :: Bashless (a.) Shameless; unblushing.
Prevaricate :: Prevaricate (v. i.) To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution..
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.
Shampooed :: Shampooed (imp. & p. p.) of Shampo.
Trifoliated :: Trifoliated (a.) Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock..
Brummagem :: Brummagem (a.) Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.
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..
Shammy :: Shammy (n.) The chamois.
Affront :: Affront (n.) An offense to one's self-respect; shame.
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