NOUN | act | shy | a quick throw |
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VERB | motion | shy | start suddenly, as from fright |
contact | shy | throw quickly | |
ADJECTIVE | all | shy, diffident, timid, unsure | lacking self-confidence |
all | shy | short | |
all | shy | wary and distrustful |
Sounds | shay' |
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Meaning | Lacking self-confidence. | |
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Synonyms | diffident, timid, unsure | |
Attribute of | confidence | A feeling of trust (in someone or something) |
Opposite | confident | Having or marked by confidence or assurance |
Spanish | difidente, inseguro, tímido, vergonzoso | |
Catalan | insegur, tímid, vergonyós | |
Nouns | shyness | a feeling of fear of embarrassment |
Adverbs | shyly | in a shy or timid or bashful manner |
Meaning | short. | |
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Example | "eleven is one shy of a dozen" | |
Broader | insufficient, deficient | Of a quantity not able to fulfill / fulfill a need or requirement |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Meaning | wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things. | |
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Example | "shy of strangers" | |
Broader | wary | marked by keen caution and watchful prudence |
Spanish | desconfiado, receloso, reservado, suspicaz, tímido | |
Catalan | desconfiat, recelós, reservat, suspicaç |
Meaning | A quick throw. | |
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Example | "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman" | |
Broader | throw | The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) |
Verbs | shy | throw quickly |
Meaning | start suddenly, as from fright. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Broader | startle, jump, start | Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm |
Spanish | espantarse, respingar |
Meaning | Throw quickly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | throw | Propel through the air |
Nouns | shy | a quick throw |
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