shy
11shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… …
12shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… …
13shy|er — shy|er1 «SHY uhr», noun. a horse that shies. Also, shier. shy|er2 «SHY uhr», noun. a person who shies (throws). Also, shier …
14Shy — Shy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shying}.] [From {Shy}, a.] To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; said especially of horses. [1913 Webster] …
15Shy — Shy, n. 1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody. Punch. [1913 Webster] …
16SHY — steht für: Sky Airlines, ICAO Code Milton Shy (1919–1967), US amerikanischer Neurologe shy steht für: Weiches Trennzeichen (soft hyphen); HTML Entity Diese Seite ist eine Begriffs …
17Shy FX — es el seudónimo de Andre Williams, un músico inglés de drum and bass natural de Londres. Shy FX es uno de los pioneros del jungle y del ragga jungle con alguno de los primeros discos del género como Jungle Love de 1992. Se hizo muy conocido… …
18shy of — (something) having less of something than is needed or expected. The bill was four votes shy of a majority. He was a large man, just shy of six feet tall. Related vocabulary: short of something …
19shy — shy1 [shī] adj. shyer or shier, shyest or shiest [ME schei, dial. development < OE sceoh, akin to Ger scheu, shy, prob. < IE * skeuk , harassed (> OSlav ščuti, to pursue); akin to * skeub > SCOFF1] 1. easily frightened or startled;… …
20shy|ly — «SHY lee», adverb. in a shy manner. Also, shily …
