English words starting with shy

Meanings of Shy:

adjective

Nervous or timid in the company of other people.

Usage examples:

I was pretty shy at school

verb

(especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement.

Usage examples:

Their horses shied at the unfamiliar sight

noun

A sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.

Meanings of Shy away from:

idiom

To move away from or try to avoid something

Usage examples:

He never shied away from a fight, no matter how powerful the foe.

Meanings of Shy-away:

idiom

To move away from or try to avoid something

Usage examples:

He never shied away from a fight, no matter how powerful the foe.

Meanings of Shy-from:

idiom

To move away from or try to avoid something

Usage examples:

He never shied away from a fight, no matter how powerful the foe.

Meanings of Shy-of:

idiom

To lack something

Usage examples:

The bill was four votes shy of a majority.

Meanings of Shyer:

adjective

Nervous or timid in the company of other people.

Usage examples:

I was pretty shy at school

Meanings of Shyest:

adjective

Nervous or timid in the company of other people.

Usage examples:

I was pretty shy at school

verb

(especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement.

Usage examples:

Their horses shied at the unfamiliar sight

noun

A sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.

Meanings of Shying:

verb

(especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement.

Usage examples:

Their horses shied at the unfamiliar sight

adjective

Nervous or timid in the company of other people.

Usage examples:

I was pretty shy at school

noun

A sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.

Meanings of Shylock:

proper noun

A jewish moneylender in shakespeare's merchant of venice, who lends money to antonio but demands in return a pound of antonio's own flesh should the debt not be repaid on time.

noun

A moneylender who charges extremely high rates of interest.

Meanings of Shylocks:

proper noun

A jewish moneylender in shakespeare's merchant of venice, who lends money to antonio but demands in return a pound of antonio's own flesh should the debt not be repaid on time.

noun

A moneylender who charges extremely high rates of interest.

Meanings of Shyly:

adverb

In a nervous or timid manner.

Usage examples:

She smiles shyly, blushing a little

Meanings of Shyness:

noun

The quality or state of being shy.

Usage examples:

Gradually he overcame his natural shyness

Meanings of Shypoo:

noun

Inferior alcoholic drink.

Usage examples:

We drank the shypoo deeply, till the lateness of the night

Meanings of Shyster:

noun

A person, especially a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous, fraudulent, or deceptive methods in business.

Usage examples:

An ambulance-chasing shyster

Meanings of Shysters:

noun

A person, especially a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous, fraudulent, or deceptive methods in business.

Usage examples:

An ambulance-chasing shyster