sham

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃæm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃæm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sham)

Inflections of 'sham' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shams
v 3rd person singular
shamming
v pres p
shammed
v past
shammed
v past p

Collocations for "sham"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sham" in context.

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sham

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [total, complete, great] sham
  2. is a sham of a [man, teacher, coach]
  3. is a sham of [a democracy, an election, a marriage]
  4. a [business, political] sham
  5. is nothing but a sham
  6. the elections were a complete sham
  7. the [industry, offer, advertisement, claim] is one big sham
  8. just a sham to [get, gain, seek, obtain]
  9. [fell for, was taken in by] the sham
  10. a [pillow, cushion, quilt] sham
  11. sham [illness, injury, pain]
  12. shammed being [ill, injured, in pain, drunk]
adj
  1. [arrange, organize] a sham marriage
  2. held sham elections
  3. had a sham [quarrel, tiff, argument]
  4. sham [attacks, threats, fights]
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