The Clue
Wooden nickel, e.g. (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SHAM
Tags
Notes
The answer SHAM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Brummagem
Counterfeit
Ersatz
Fake
Fakery
Feigned
Fraud
Hoax
Hypocrisy
Impostor
Phony
Pillowcase
Pretend
Pretended
Pretense
Pseudo
Put-on
Simulacrum
Spurious
Cheap falseness
Comforter go-with
Deceit on a bed?
Make-believe
Not genuine
Pillow cover
Its appearance is deceiving
Only make-believe
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"