Definition of sham

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Sham (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug..

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Chouse :: Chouse (n.) A trick; sham; imposition.
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..
Affrontedly :: Affrontedly (adv.) Shamelessly.
Shamble :: Shamble (n.) A place for slaughtering animals for meat.
Gross :: Gross (superl.) Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence..
Dishonor :: Dishonor (v. t.) To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor..
Dummy :: Dummy (a.) Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch..
Vituperrious :: Vituperrious (a.) Worthy of vituperation; shameful; disgraceful.
Shamble :: Shamble (v. i.) To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along..
Shame :: Shame (v. t.) To mock at; to deride.
Dishonest :: Dishonest (a.) Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
Bogus :: Bogus (a.) Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit..
Scamble :: Scamble (v. i.) To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble..
Bashless :: Bashless (a.) Shameless; unblushing.
Contempt :: Contempt (n.) The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.
Psilosopher :: Psilosopher (n.) A superficial or narrow pretender to philosophy; a sham philosopher.
Deceptivity :: Deceptivity (n.) Deceptiveness; a deception; a sham.
Shamois :: Shamois (n.) Alt. of Shamo.
Gunter''s Scale :: Gunter's scale () A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented also Gunter's chain, and Gunter's quadrant..
Harden :: Harden (v. t.) To accustom by labor or suffering to endure with constancy; to strengthen; to stiffen; to inure; also, to confirm in wickedness or shame; to make unimpressionable..
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