sham in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
sham in Tamil தமிழ்
sham in English
- sham⇄adj. 1. false; pretended; feigned.
Ex. The soldiers fought a sham battle for practice.
2. counterfeit; imitation.
Ex. sham diamonds. - sham⇄noun 1. fraud; pretense.
Ex. His goodness is all a sham. If peace is sought to be defended or preserved for the safety of the luxurious and the timid, it is a sham (Emerson). But when it comes to sham--either academic or political--he could be merc - sham⇄sham, noun, adjective, verb, shammed,shamming.
- sham⇄v.i. to make false pretenses; pretend.
Ex. The boy is not really angry but only shamming. - sham⇄v.t. 1. to assume the appearance of; feign: pretend.
Ex. He shammed sickness so he wouldn't have to work.
2. to create a false imitation of.
Ex. ... tawdry frescoes shamming stonework (J. A. Symonds).
3. (Obsolete.) to trick.