SHAM

Meaning of SHAM in English

Function: adjective

Date: 1681

1 : not genuine : FALSE , FEIGNED

2 : having such poor quality as to seem false

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SHAM — a. fals, ne genuin, fictet; v. ficter, simular, pretexter
English interlingue dictionary
SHAM — limbong
English-Visayan vocabulary
SHAM — I. ˈsham, -aa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from English dialect sham shame, alteration of English shame (I) 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHAM — (a.) False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight.
Английский словарь Webster
SHAM — ( a. ) False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAM — /sham/ , n., adj., v., shammed, shamming . n. 1. something that is not what it purports to be; a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAM — I. ˈsham noun Etymology: perhaps from English dialect sham shame, alteration of English shame Date: 1677 1. : a trick …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHAM — vt to obtrude by fraud or imposition. 2. sham ·noun a false front, or removable ornamental covering. 3. sham ·adj …
Webster English vocab
SHAM — [sham] n [perh. fr. E dial. sham shame, alter. of E shame] (1677) 1: a trick that deludes: hoax 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHAM — sham BrE AmE ʃæm ▷ shammed ʃæmd ▷ shamming ˈʃæm ɪŋ ▷ shams ʃæmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHAM — / ʃæm; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun ( disapproving ) 1. [ sing. ] a situation, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHAM — I. sham 1 /ʃæm/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from sham 'shame' (13-17 centuries) , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHAM — ( shams) Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be. The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHAM — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ He was a sham and a liar. ▪ She believed Rodney's sudden change …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHAM — (n): used by a man from a rural area when addressing one from the city e.g. How's it goin', sham? …
Slang English vocab
SHAM — A cheat, or trick. To cut a sham; to cheat or deceive. Shams; false sleeves to put on over a …
Slang English vocab
SHAM — n. 25B6; noun his tenderness had been a sham : PRETENCE, fake, act, fiction, simulation, fraud, feint, lie, counterfeit; humbug. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHAM — n. 1 fake, fraud, counterfeit, imitation, hoax, humbug, pretence, forgery, copy, imposture, Colloq phoney or US also phony Their call …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHAM — 1. сущ. 1) а) притворство, симуляция Syn : dissimulation, pretense б) подделка, фальсификация в) мошенничество, обман Syn : swindle, fraud …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHAM — sham.ogg _I 1. ʃæm n 1. 1> подделка, подлог are those real diamonds or only shams? - это настоящие бриллианты …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHAM — _I 1. ʃæm n 1. 1> подделка, подлог are those real diamonds or only shams? - это настоящие бриллианты или …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHAM — 1. сущ. 1) а) притворство, симуляция Syn: dissimulation , pretense , hypocrisy б) подделка, фальсификация в) мошенничество, обман; мистификация Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHAM — 1. сущ. 1) а) притворство, симуляция Syn: dissimulation, pretense, hypocrisy б) подделка, фальсификация в) мошенничество, обман; мистификация Syn: swindle, fraud, hoax 2) а) притворщик, симулянт Syn: pretender, hypocrite б) обманщик; жулик, мошенник Syn: cheat, deceiver 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHAM — 1. _n. 1> притворство 2> обман, мошенничество 3> подделка 4> притворщик, симулянт 5> обманщик; мошенник 2. _a. 1> притворный 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHAM — 1. n. 1. притворство 2. обман, мошенничество 3. подделка 4. притворщик, симулянт 5. обманщик; мошенник 2. a. 1. притворный 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHAM — 1. _n. 1> притворство 2> обман, мошенничество 3> подделка 4> притворщик, симулянт 5> обманщик; мошенник 2. _a. 1> притворный 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHAM — n AmE infml Pour me some sham, will you? — Налей мне шампанского
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SHAM — n AmE infml Pour me some sham, will you? — Налей мне шампанского
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SHAM — sham n AmE infml Pour me some sham, will you? Налей мне шампанского
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SHAM — Pour me some sham, will you? — Налей мне шампанского
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SHAM — 1. сущ. 1) а) притворство, симуляция Syn : dissimulation, pretense б) подделка, фальсификация в) мошенничество, обман Syn : swindle, fraud …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHAM — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from English dialect ~ ~e, alteration of English ~e Date: 1677 a trick that deludes ; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHAM — (v. i.) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
Английский словарь Webster
SHAM — (v. t.) To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
Английский словарь Webster
SHAM — (v. t.) To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
Английский словарь Webster
SHAM — (v. t.) To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.
Английский словарь Webster
SHAM — (n.) A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
Английский словарь Webster
SHAM — (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.
Английский словарь Webster
SHAM — ( v. t. ) To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAM — ( v. t. ) To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAM — ( v. t. ) To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAM — ( v. i. ) To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAM — ( n. ) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAM — ( n. ) A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAM — adj. false, deceptive; pretended, , feigned
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHAM — v. pretend, feign; trick, deceive
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHAM — n. counterfeit, fraud, hoax, fake; someone who pretends to be something he is not; pretense; decorative or protective covering (i.e. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHAM — n. Function: verb Inflected Form: shammed ; sham · ming Date: 1739 transitive verb : to go through the external …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHAM — n. Pronunciation: ' sham Function: noun Etymology: perhaps from English dialect sham shame, alteration of English shame Date: 1677 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHAM — ■ noun 1》 a person or thing that is not what they are purported to be. 2》 pretence. ■ adjective …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHAM — v., n., & adj. --v. (shammed, shamming) 1 intr. feign, pretend. 2 tr. a pretend to be. b simulate (is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHAM — v., n., & adj. v. (shammed, shamming) 1 intr. feign, pretend. 2 tr. a pretend to be. b simulate (is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHAM — v., n., & adj. --v. (shammed, shamming) 1. intr. feign, pretend. 2 tr. a pretend to be. b simulate (is …
Oxford English vocab
SHAM — (~s) Something that is a ~ is not real or is not really what it seems to be. The government’s …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHAM — [verb] -mm- disapprovingHe isn't really upset - he's just shamming (= pretending). [I]I think she's shamming sickness so that she …
Cambridge English vocab
SHAM
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHAM — 1. To look through, as in browsing or leafing through. 2. Unneccesary looking through with no final outcome. Example: 1. …
Slang English vocab
SHAM — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: FICTITIOUS 2, fake, mock, simulated Related Words: affected, assumed, feigned; pseudo, so-called; make-believe, pretend 2 …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHAM — n. Function: verb Synonyms: ASSUME 4, act, affect, bluff, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, put on, simulate Related Words: ape, copy, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHAM — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: IMPOSTURE , cheat, deceit, deception, fake, flimflam, hoax, put-on, sell, spoof Related Words: facade, fakery, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHAM — I . v. a. 1. Feign, pretend, make pretence of, imitate, ape. 2. Trick, cheat, delude, dupe. 3. Impose, obtrude …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SHAM — I. noun 1. Synonyms: imposture , cheat, deceit, deception, fake, flimflam, hoax, put-on, sell, spoof Related Word: facade, fakery, false …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHAM — See ↑ PRETEND 7
Longman Activator English vocab
SHAM — hams mash
Anagrams English vocabulary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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