Front and Sham

Front

Front noun - A forward part or surface.

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Sham and front are semantically related in pretence topic. In some cases you can use "Sham" instead the word "Front" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like affectation.

Nearby Words: fronted, frontal, frontline, frontage, fronting

Sham

Sham noun - A poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something.

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Front and sham are semantically related in affectation topic. Sometimes you can use "Front" instead the word "Sham" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: shame

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perfect	perfect front	perfect sham
entire	entire front	entire sham
big	big front	big sham
bad	bad front	bad sham
Other adjectives: political.

Both words in one sentence

Spoonerism: Occurs in several quotes attributed to Waits, such as "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" and "Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends." Stalker with a Crush: The album Alice is all about this.

Source: Music / Tom Waits

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