sham
31sham — [[t]ʃæ̱m[/t]] shams N COUNT: usu sing (disapproval) Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be. The government s promises were exposed as a hollow sham... Many of the world s leaders have already denounced this… …
32sham — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from English dialect sham shame, alteration of English shame Date: 1677 1. a trick that deludes ; hoax < feared that the deal was a sham > 2. cheap falseness ; hypocrisy < saw through the hollowness, the …
33sham — 1. adjective Intended to deceive; false. It was only a sham wedding, they didnt care much for one another but wanted their parents to stop hassling them. Syn: mock 2. noun a) A …
34sham — 1 noun 1 (singular) an attempt to deceive people by pretending something is true or good, especially when it is easy to see that it is not: These so called democratic reforms are a complete sham. 2 (singular) someone who pretends to be something… …
35sham — 1. noun 1) his tenderness had been a sham Syn: pretense, fake, act, fiction, simulation, fraud, feint, lie, counterfeit; humbug 2) the doctor was a sham Syn: charlatan, fake …
36sham — 1. noun it s all a sham Syn: pretence, fake, act, simulation, fraud, lie, counterfeit, humbug 2. adjective a sham marriage Syn: fake, pretended, feigned, simulated, false …
37Sham — Neo shamanism is often alleged to be a false shamanism, a pretense or self delusion based on the wish by colonialists to acquire the metaphorical gold of indigenous spirituality. Early travelers and anthropologists were equally persuaded that… …
38sham — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n used by a man from a rural area when addressing one from the city e.g. How s it goin , sham? …
39sham — n 1. imitation, counterfeit, copy, duplicate, forgery, fake; bastard, two dollar bill, wooden nickel; substitute, ersatz. 2. impostor, fraud, pretender, make believe, fake, Inf. faker, Inf. phony; masquerader, humbug, wolf in sheep s clothing,… …
40sham — Ho okamani. ♦ Sham battle, kaua kio, pahukala, kānekupua (with spears) …
