Definition of sham

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Sham (n.) A false front, or removable ornamental covering..

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Shaman :: Shaman (n.) A priest of Shamanism; a wizard among the Shamanists.
Ignominious :: Ignominious (a.) Marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful.
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..
Profligate :: Profligate (n.) An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
Contumelious :: Contumelious (a.) Shameful; disgraceful.
Haze :: Haze (v. t.) To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of college students; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman..
Impudent :: Impudent (a.) Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy..
Shame :: Shame (n.) Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt.
Shammy :: Shammy (n.) The chamois.
Shameful :: Shameful (a.) Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a shameful picture; a shameful sight..
Affront :: Affront (n.) An offense to one's self-respect; shame.
Flagitious :: Flagitious (a.) Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc..
Blush :: Blush (v. i.) To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face..
Discountenance :: Discountenance (v. t.) To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.
Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin..
Sham :: Sham (v. i.) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
Shoddy :: Shoddy (a.) Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as, shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy..
Ashamedly :: Ashamedly (adv.) Bashfully.
Laniary :: Laniary (a.) The shambles; a place of slaughter.
Pudency :: Pudency (n.) Modesty; shamefacedness.
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