shy¹ /shī/

1. Shrinking from notice or approach
2. Bashful
3. Chary
4. Disposed to avoidance (with of; also used in combination, as in workshy)
5. Secluded
6. Warily reluctant
7. Unproductive
8. Scanty
9. Short, lacking (with of) (N Am inf)
10. Of doubtful repute
11. (esp in poker) short in payment

1. To recoil, to shrink (with away, off)
2. To start aside, like a horse from fear

To shun

A sudden swerving aside

shiˈer or shyˈer noun

shyˈish adjective

shyˈly or shiˈly adverb

shyˈness or (obsolete) shiˈness noun

shyˈ-cock noun

A cock not easily caught

fight shy of

To shrink from

shy² /shī/

To fling, toss

1. A throw
2. A fling
3. A gibe
4. An attempt, shot
5. A thing to shy at

shiˈer or shyˈer noun

• horsepower
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• horse race
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• horse-racing
• horseradish
• horseradishes
• horseradish sauce
• horseradish sauces
• horseradish tree
• horseradish trees
• horse rake
• horse rakes
• horse-rider
• horse-riders
• horse-riding
• horses
• horse sense
• horses for courses
• horseshoe
• horseshoe bat
• horseshoe bats
• horseshoe crab
• horseshoe crabs
• horseshoeing