Thesaurus: sham

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1. n. That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.
2. n. A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
3. a. False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight.
4. v. t. To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.
5. v. t. To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
6. v. t. To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
7. v. i. To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
8. adj. adopted in order to deceive
9. n. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
10. n. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
11. v. make a pretence of
12. v. make believe with the intent to deceive