SHY

Meaning of SHY in English

[noun] [C] [dated] [informal]The children were having/taking shies at a bottle floating on the pond.(figurative) The newspaper report took a shy at (= attacked with words) the government.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

SHY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHY — (v. t.) To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
Английский словарь Webster
SHY — ( v. t. ) To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHY — shy 1 — shyer , n. — shyly , adv. — shyness , n. /shuy/ , adj., shyer or shier, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHY — noun a side throw; a throw; a fling. 2. shy ·superl cautious; wary; suspicious. 3. shy ·noun a sudden start …
Webster English vocab
SHY
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHY — / ʃaɪ; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( shyer , shy·est ) 1. ( of people ) nervous …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHY — I. shy 1 /ʃaɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative shyer , superlative shyest ) [ Word Family: verb : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (shyer, shyest or shier, shiest) 1 a diffident or uneasy in company; timid. b (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHY — adj., v., & n. adj. (shyer, shyest or shier, shiest) 1 a diffident or uneasy in company; timid. b (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHY — 1. adj., v., & n. --adj. (shyer, shyest or shier, shiest) 1. a diffident or uneasy in company; timid. b …
Oxford English vocab
-SHY — -shy is added to nouns to form adjectives which indicate that someone does not like a particular thing, and tries …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHY — ( shyer, shyest, shies, shying, shied) 1. A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHY — Synonyms and related words : Pyrrhonic, about the bush, afraid, agnostic, apprehensive, around the bush, arrested, averse, avert, avoid, back …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHY — I. verb ADVERB ▪ violently PREPOSITION ▪ at ▪ Her horse shied violently at a gorse bush. Shy is used …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
SHY — n. 25B6; adjective I was painfully shy : BASHFUL, diffident, timid, sheepish, reserved, reticent, introverted, retiring, self-effacing, withdrawn, timorous, mousy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHY — adj. 1 diffident, coy, bashful, retiring, withdrawn, withdrawing, reserved, timid, meek, modest, sheepish, unconfident, self-conscious, introverted, nervous, apprehensive, timorous, Rare …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHY — I 1. сущ. неожиданный прыжок (в сторону) лошади. испугавшейся чего-л., шараханье 2. прил. 1) а) недоверчивый, подозрительный (of) (о человеке) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHY — I 1. shy сущ.неожиданный прыжок (в сторону) лошади. испугавшейся чего-л., шараханье 2. shy прил.1) а) недоверчивый, подозрительный (в чем-л. - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHY — I 1. сущ. неожиданный прыжок (в сторону) лошади. испугавшейся чего-л., шараханье 2. ʃaɪ прил. 1) а) недоверчивый, подозрительный ( в …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHY — I 1. shy.wav сущ. неожиданный прыжок (в сторону) лошади. испугавшейся чего-л., шараханье 2. [ЏµЎ] shy.wav прил. 1) а) недоверчивый, подозрительный (в чем-л. - of; о человеке) Syn: suspicious, distrustful б) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHY — _I 1. _a. 1> пугливый 2> застенчивый, робкий; осторожный, нерешительный; to be shy of smth. а> избегать чего-л.; не решаться …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHY — I 1. a. 1. пугливый 2. застенчивый, робкий; осторожный, нерешительный; to be shy of smth. а. избегать чего-л.; не решаться …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHY — _I ʃaɪ 1. _a. 1> пугливый 2> застенчивый, робкий; осторожный, нерешительный; to be shy of smth. а> избегать чего-л.; не …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHY — shy adj pred AmE infml We're five bucks shy Нам не хватает пять баксов We're still ten votes shy Нам …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SHY — I 1. сущ. неожиданный прыжок (в сторону) лошади. испугавшейся чего-л., шараханье 2. прил. 1) а) недоверчивый, подозрительный (of) (о человеке) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHY — a. timid; suspectiv; v. cabrar se
English interlingue dictionary
SHY — maikuron;maowawon;maulawon
English-Visayan vocabulary
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Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHY — (n.) A side throw; a throw; a fling.
Английский словарь Webster
SHY — (n.) A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
Английский словарь Webster
SHY — (a.) To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
Английский словарь Webster
SHY — (superl.) Cautious; wary; suspicious.
Английский словарь Webster
SHY — (superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
Английский словарь Webster
SHY — (superl.) Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
Английский словарь Webster
SHY — (a.) Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.
Английский словарь Webster
SHY — ( superl. ) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHY — ( superl. ) Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHY — ( superl. ) Cautious; wary; suspicious.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHY — ( n. ) A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHY — ( n. ) A side throw; a throw; a fling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHY — ( a. ) To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHY — adj. bashful; timid, easily frightened; wary, distrustful; lacking, short, deficient
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHY — v. move suddenly; draw away suddenly, recoil; throw quickly, fling, toss
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHY — n. sudden start; quick throw, sudden toss; experiment, attempt (Slang); taunt, jeer, sneer (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHY — n. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural shies Date: 1791 1 : the act of shying : TOSS , THROW 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHY — n. Function: verb Inflected Form: shied ; shy · ing Etymology: perhaps from 1 shy Date: 1787 intransitive verb : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHY — n. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural shies Date: 1791 : a sudden start aside (as from fright)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHY — n. Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form: shied ; shy · ing Date: 1649 1 : to develop or show a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHY — ~ 1 ■ adjective ( ~er , ~est ) 1》 nervous or timid in the company of other people. ↘( …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHY — shy BrE AmE ʃaɪ ▷ shied ʃaɪd ▷ shier, shyer ˈʃa ɪ ‿ə AmE \ ˈʃaɪ‿ ə r ▷ shies …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-SHY — -shy BrE AmE ʃaɪ ▷ — work-shy ˈwɜːk ʃaɪ AmE \ ˈwɝːk-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHY — v. & n. --v.tr. (shies, shied) (also absol.) fling or throw (a stone etc.). --n. the act or an instance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHY — v. & n. v.tr. (shies, shied) (also absol.) fling or throw (a stone etc.). n. the act or an instance …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHY — (~er, ~est, shies, ~ing, shied) 1. A ~ person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
-SHY — ~ is added to nouns to form adjectives which indicate that someone does not like a particular thing, and tries …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHY — See: ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY and BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE.
Slang English vocab
SHY — n. Function: noun Synonyms: POTSHOT , pot, sideswipe
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Cambridge English vocab

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