imposture, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, counterfeit mean a thing made to seem other than it is. imposture applies to any situation in which a spurious object or performance is passed off as …

They made a fortune through some sham property deal. That jewellery looks sham to me. She's trapped in a sham (= not good or satisfying) marriage.

1. a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. 2. a person who pretends or counterfeits. 3. a cover or the like: a pillow sham.

SHAM meaning: 1 : something that is not what it appears to be and that is meant to trick or deceive people; 2 : someone who deceives people by pretending to be a particular kind of …

Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be. The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham. Many of the world's leaders have already …

sham (sham), n., adj., v., shammed, sham•ming. n. something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. a person who shams; shammer. a cover or the like for giving …

The term “sham” is often used in legal and financial contexts to describe activities that are fraudulent or deceptive. In daily conversations, it can denote anything that is misleading or not …

Dec 24, 2025 · Alternatively, sham is a term that is used to describe the bottom thick base of a glass, usually a wine or stem glass, where the stem meets the bulbous shape bowl. Glass …

Shamanism is a spiritual practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. [4][5] The goal of this is usually …

• He was a sham and a liar. • I carry no brief for smoking, but that report was a sham. • It all turned out to be sham and hypocrisy. • The competition has been exposed as a complete …