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), the Arabic term for the Greater Syria region, known...
- Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) was a **** Islamist political organisation and paramilitary group involved in the Syrian civil war. It was formed on 28 January...
- Sham surgery (or placebo surgery) is a faked surgical intervention that omits the step thought to be therapeutically necessary. In clinical trials of surgical...
- 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...
- Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya (Arabic: حركة أحرار الشام الإسلامية, romanized: Ḥarakat Aḥrār aš-Šām al-Islāmiyah, lit. 'Islamic Movement of the Freemen...
- 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...
- Aristo Sham (born 1996), Hong Kong pianist Brad Sham (born 1949), American sportscaster Fitri Sham (born 1994), Malaysian cricketer Jimmy Sham (born 1987)...
- known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), sometimes translated as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant...
- A sham marriage or fake marriage is a marriage of convenience entered into without intending to create a real marital relationship. This is usually for...
- 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...