Shy

What do we mean by shy?

Easily startled; timid. adjective

Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved. adjective

Characterized by reserve or diffidence. adjective

Distrustful; wary. adjective

Not having a sufficient or specified amount, as of money. adjective

To move suddenly or draw back, as if startled or afraid. intransitive verb

To avoid engaging in, treating, or discussing something. intransitive verb

A sudden movement, as from fright; a start. noun

To throw (something) with a swift motion; fling. intransitive verb

To throw something with a swift motion. intransitive verb

A quick throw; a fling. noun

A gibe; a sneer. noun

An attempt; a try. noun

Readily frightened away; easily startled; skittish; timid.

Shrinking from familiarity or self-assertive-ness; sensitively timid; retiring; bashful; coy.

Keeping away from some person or thing through timidity or caution; fearful of approaching; disposed to avoid: followed by of.

Cautious; wary; careful: commonly followed by of or about.

Elusive; hard to find, get at, obtain, or accomplish.

Morally circumspect; scrupulous.

An act of throwing.

A place for throwing.

A sudden start aside, as by a horse.

In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.

Words that are spelled similarly to shy:
shy.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word shy:
secretive, introverted, shyness, toes, timid, reclusive, albatross, observe, insecure, awkward, birthday, tying, legs, outgoing, quiet, confident, adapted, reserved, afraid, birds, teenager, crush, girl, guys, nervous, difficult, boy, retiring, sensitive, withdrawn, away, personality, aggressive, feelings, likes, intelligent, guy, loves, kid, strong, confidence, bird, rarely, sweet, herself.

Words that rhyme with shy:
lie, i, by, fly, eye, hi, pie, buy, high, tie, apply, die, ally, supply, identify, dry, sky, wry, alumni, comply, belie, imply, awry, cry, reply, clarify, butterfly, try, verify, vie, deny, rectify, defy, guy, y, sly, indemnify, dye, ratify, goodbye, justify, decry, rely, fry, ply, ai, why, exemplify, my, nigh, alibi, bye, pi, thereby, pry, bae, chi, lye, edify, tai, qualify, sigh, aye, vilify, whereby, modify, mollify, specify, vi, underlie, lanai, satisfy, notify, codify, occupy, spy, rye, hereby, nearby, amplify, nye, bely, classify, bi, nullify, stultify, gadfly, mortify, ossify, sty, signify, psi, spry, testify, certify, quantify, standby, magpie, ly, alkali.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shy:
little, least, first, man, occasional, wilful, mighty, fought, wei, upright, anxious, better, conversational, future, uncoming, dreadful, latter, litde, extraordinary, almighty, minute, terrible, temporary, studious, camera, uncertain, wee, uncommonly, kinder, contrary, precious, violent, word, amazing.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective shy:
man, smile, girl, person, child, boy, people, children, woman, bird, glance, manner, way, drager, eyes, men, look, nature, creature, creatures, birds, youth, voice, student, glances, animal, students, girls, grin, ones, animals, smiles, fellow, disposition, lad, kid, type, reserve, face, individuals, persons, individual, fish, women, laugh, lock, guy, personality, behavior, maiden, boys, sort, dog, lady, wife, habits, daughter, pride, bride, teenager, deer, figure, expression, bearer, grace, beauty, pleasure, youngster, soul, adolescent, timide, son, manners, self, temperament, kids, demeanor, kiss, males, poet, bloomer, john, recluse, silence, lover, sister, flowers, curiosity, scholar.

Consonant match to shy:
show, shoe, xi, shue, shaw, shoo, she, shew, shea, shay, pshaw, sha, chez, shah, shu, shirr, shough, shi, chau, shih, sher, shir, hsu, shai, hsia, schuh, shur, schur, sze, shiu, shao, scher, hsiao, scheu, schau, schow, schurr, schue, shieh, schey, schoo, schou, shurr.

Words that sound like shy:
shy, shie, shai, schei, show, shoe, she, shaw, sha, shay, sho, shoo, shi, shea, shah, shae, chez, xi, shu, shew, shee, chau, shou, scho, shey, shao, shaye, shue, chaud, sze, hsu, shih, chah, schuh, shiu, choux, hsa, hsi, shieh, schow, shaa, schue, shough, ssia, shii, hsia, shawe, hsiao, shau, sheh, schau, sja, scha, shei, scheu, sza, szy, sjo, sheu, schah, cheu, szu, tshi, xiy, chai, jai, chae, gye, zhai, shw, shn, hsn, schn, chsh, sch, hst, hsc, hsd, sche, scheidt, schein, scher, scheid, schur, hsh, scheibe, schier, schl, chce, chv, hsil, schrei, chq, hsr, chx, hsg, chj, hsif, scheide, schm.