Dictionary Entry
sham
sham is a 4-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 9 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.
- 2noun
A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
- 3adjective
False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight.
- 4transitive verb
To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.
- 5transitive verb
To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
- 6transitive verb
To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
- 7intransitive verb
To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
- 8noun
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
- 9noun
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
- 10verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
"He feigned that he was ill"
"He shammed a headache"
- 11verb
make a pretence of
"She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"
"he feigned sleep"
- 12adjective
adopted in order to deceive
"an assumed name"
"an assumed cheerfulness"
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