Shy

Meaning

Adj

●

In Emotions:

Easily

; timid.

●

In Emotions:

Reserved;

to

approach.

●

Cautious;

; suspicious.

●

Short,

or less than.

●

In Emotions:

Embarrassed.

Verb

●

To

due to

,

or timidness.

●

To

fear.

●

To

sideways with a

; to fling.

●

In Scottish English:

To

a

with two

above the

, especially when it has

the

in a

(soccer)

. To

the

from the

in a

.

Noun

●

An

of throwing.

●

A place for throwing.

●

A

, as by a horse.

●

In the Eton College

, a point

by

the

against the

the calx.

●

In Scottish English & Football (soccer):

A

from the

, using two

above the

. In

, the

of

the

above the

and

it with the

of the

to

after it has been

of the field.

Name

●

A surname.

Sourced from

Origin

shy

English

shy

Middle English (1100-1500)

sceoh

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

Synonyms

Uncommunicative

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