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Sham

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveIntended to deceive; false.
"It was only a sham wedding: they didn't care much for one another, but wanted their parents to stop hassling them."
2.AdjectiveCounterfeit; unreal.
3.NounA fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
"The time-share deal was a sham."
4.NounTrickery, hoaxing.
"A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit."
5.NounA false front, or removable ornamental covering.
6.NounA decorative cover for a pillow.
7.VerbTo deceive, cheat, lie.
8.VerbTo obtrude by fraud or imposition.
9.VerbTo assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
10.NounClipping of champagne.
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