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| sham | |
| 1. adj. Intended 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. adj. counterfeit; unreal | |
| 3. n. A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine. | |
| The time-share deal was a sham. | |
| 4. n. Trickery, hoaxing. | |
| A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit. | |
| 5. n. A false front, or removable ornamental covering. | |
| 6. n. A decorative cover for a pillow. | |
| 7. v. To deceive, cheat, lie. | |
| 8. v. To obtrude by fraud or imposition. | |
| 9. v. To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign. | |
