Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 121 compound words that contain sham. The most common are listed below. Open sham in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- Sham Shui PoAn area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- sham marriageA marriage of convenience conducted by two persons who do not intend to live as a couple, generally for the purpose of gaining some advantage arising from married status.
- Hay'at Tahrir al-ShamA political and paramilitary Sunni Islamic organisation involved in the Syrian Civil War.
- sham marriagesplural of sham marriage: A marriage of convenience conducted by two persons who do not intend to live as a couple, generally for the purpose of gaining some advantage arising from married status.
- Shim ShamA tap dance routine that originated in the United States in the 1920s.
- Uncle ShamUncle Sam.
- Sham ChunSynonym of Shenzhen: A major subprovincial city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
- sham AbrahamTo pretend sickness or insanity.
- sham AbramAlternative form of sham Abraham: To pretend sickness or insanity.
Compound words 121
- shamateurA sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.
- shambooArtificial bamboo.
- shamdemicSynonym of scamdemic: A period of time where the idea of an ongoing pandemic is used to defraud the general public.
- ShamburgerA surname.
- shammerA person who shams; a liar or faker.
- shammishCharacteristic of a sham; deceitful
- shampooA traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
- shamrockThe trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
- GreshamA placename:
- GrishamA surname.