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The Clue

Pillow covering (4 letter answer)

The Answer

SHAM

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Notes

The answer SHAM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.

Related Clues

Bogus
Counterfeit
Deception
Ersatz
Fake
Fakery
Forgery
Fraud
Hoax
Hokum
Humbug
Imitation
Mockery
Phony
Pretended
Pretense
Pseudo
Put-on
Spurious
Cheap falseness
Fast shuffle
Make-believe
Not genuine
Pillow cover

Definition

SHAM as a noun:

1. (fake, sham, postiche) = something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
2. (imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player) = a person who makes deceitful pretenses

SHAM as a verb:

1. (simulate, assume, sham, feign) = make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
2. (feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble) = make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

SHAM as an adjective:

1. (assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham) = adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"