image vs sham

image

verb
  • To represent by an image or symbol; to portray. 

  • To create an image of. 

  • To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity. 

  • To reflect, mirror. 

noun
  • A statue or idol. 

  • What a function maps to. 

  • A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.) 

  • A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency. 

  • The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something. 

  • A mental picture of something not real or not present. 

  • A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others. 

  • An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. 

sham

verb
  • To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign. 

  • To obtrude by fraud or imposition. 

  • To deceive, cheat, lie. 

adj
  • mock 

  • Intended to deceive; false. 

  • counterfeit; unreal 

  • See also Thesaurus:fake 

noun
  • A decorative cover for a pillow. 

  • A false front, or removable ornamental covering. 

  • Trickery, hoaxing. 

  • A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine. 

  • Champagne. 

How often have the words image and sham occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )