Definition of sham

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

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Reproach :: Reproach (v.) A cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace.
Grossly :: Grossly (adv.) In a gross manner; greatly; coarsely; without delicacy; shamefully; disgracefully.
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..
Shampoo :: Shampoo (n.) The act of shampooing.
Traduce :: Traduce (v. t.) To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.
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..
Dummy :: Dummy (n.) A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates..
Shamanic :: Shamanic (a.) Of or pertaining to Shamanism.
Shame :: Shame (n.) Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt.
Scandalize :: Scandalize (v. t.) To offend the feelings or the conscience of (a person) by some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to bring shame, disgrace, or reproach upon..
Face :: Face (n.) Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery.
Sham :: Sham (v. i.) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
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..
Ignominious :: Ignominious (a.) Marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful.
Disdain :: Disdain (v. t.) The state of being despised; shame.
Disgrace :: Disgrace (n.) The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy..
Disgrace :: Disgrace (n.) To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
Sham :: Sham (n.) A false front, or removable ornamental covering..
Sham :: Sham (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug..
Self-abasement :: Self-abasement (n.) Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of inferiority, guilt, or shame..
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