Definition of Sham. Meaning of Sham. Synonyms of Sham

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Definition of Sham

Sham
Sham Sham, a. False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight. They scorned the sham independence proffered to them by the Athenians. --Jowett (Thucyd)
Sham
Sham Sham, v. i. To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose. Wondering . . . whether those who lectured him were such fools as they professed to be, or were only shamming. --Macaulay.
Sham
Sham Sham, n. [Originally the same word as shame, hence, a disgrace, a trick. See Shame, n.] 1. That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug. ``A mere sham.' --Bp. Stillingfleet. Believe who will the solemn sham, not I. --Addison. 2. A false front, or removable ornamental covering. Pillow sham, a covering to be laid on a pillow.

Meaning of Sham from wikipedia

- Look up Sham or sham in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sham may refer to: Al-Sham or Shām (شام), is the Arabic term for the Greater Syria region, that...
- Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), also referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, is a **** Islamist political and paramilitary organisation involved in the Syrian civil...
- Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya (Arabic: حركة أحرار الشام الإسلامية, romanized: Ḥarakat Aḥrār aš-Šām al-Islāmiyah, lit. 'Islamic Movement of the Freemen...
- su****ded by the Arabic equivalent Shām, and under the Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid caliphates, Bilad al-Sham was the name of a metropolitan province...
- Sham 69 are an English punk rock band that formed in Hersham in Surrey in 1975. They changed their musical direction after seeing the **** Pistols play...
- States), better known by his stage name Sam the Sham, is a retired American rock and roll singer. Sam the Sham is known for his camp robe and turban and hauling...
- Look up shams in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shams (Arabic: شمس), an Arabic word meaning sun or spark may refer to: Shams (newspaper), a defunct Saudi...
- The Shim Sham Shimmy, Shim Sham or just Sham originally is a particular tap dance routine and is regarded as tap dance's national anthem. For today's...
- clashes with Ahrar al-Sham and other rebel groups, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (JFS) merged with four other groups to form Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a new ****...
- The Sham Legion (Arabic: فَيْلَق الشَّام, Faylaq al-Shām lit. Levant Legion) is an alliance of **** Islamist rebel groups formed in March 2014, during...