shy

  • 31shy — I UK [ʃaɪ] / US adjective Word forms shy : adjective shy comparative shier superlative shiest * 1) a) nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people who you do not know Archie was shy and awkward. I d love to meet her… …

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  • 32shy — con·shy; shy·ish; shy·ly; shy·ness; un·shy; wee·shy; wong·shy; shy; shy·lock; shy·ster; shy·er; …

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  • 33shy — I [[t]ʃaɪ[/t]] adj. shy•er shi•er, shy•est shi•est, 1) bashful; retiring 2) easily frightened away; timid 3) distrustful; wary: shy of publicity[/ex] 4) deficient: shy of funds[/ex] 5) short of a full amount or number: a few dollars shy of our… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34shy — shy1 shyer, n. shyly, adv. shyness, n. /shuy/, adj., shyer or shier, shyest or shiest, v …

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  • 35Shy'm — Infobox musical artist Name = Shy m Img capt = Shy m in the music video Femme de couleur Img size = Background = solo singer Birth name = Tamara Marthe Alias = Born = birth date and age|year=1985|month=11|day=28 Died = Origin = flagicon|France… …

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  • 36shy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ violently PREPOSITION ▪ at ▪ Her horse shied violently at a gorse bush. Shy is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑horse {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} …

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  • 37shy — I. /ʃaɪ / (say shuy) adjective (shyer or shier, shyest or shiest) 1. bashful; retiring. 2. easily frightened away; timid. 3. suspicious; distrustful: once bitten, twice shy. 4. reluctant; wary. 5. short: shy of funds. 6. Colloquial failing to pay …

  • 38shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 39Shy FX — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles Original Nuttah (With UK Apache) UK: 39 – xx.xx.1994 – 1 Wo. Shake Ur Body (Shy FX T. Power feat. DI) UK: 7 – xx.xx.2002 – 1 Wo. Don t Wanna Know (Shy FX T. Power feat. DI Skibadee) UK: 19 –… …

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  • 40shy — I adj. wary 1) shy about, of (BE) lacking (esp. AE) 2) shy of (we are still a little shy of our quota) II v. (D; intr.) to shy at (the horse shied at the noise) * * * [ʃaɪ] of (BE) [ wary ] shyabout (D; intr.) to shy at …

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