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Look up: coy

  1. coy
    shy/modest (esp of a girl) 
    Found on http://www.graduateshotline.com/list.htm

  2. coy
    [adj] - affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way 2. [adj] - showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement 3. [adj] - modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. COY
    Company
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. Coy
    Coy (koi) adjective [ Middle English coi quiet, still, Old French coi , coit , from Latin quietus quiet, past participle of quiescere to rest, quie rest; probably akin to English while . See While , and...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/178

  5. Coy
    Coy transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Coyed (koid); present participle & verbal noun Coying .] 1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [ Obsolete] « A wiser generation...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/178

  6. Coy
    Coy intransitive verb 1. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. [ Obsolete] « Thus to coy it, With one who knows you too! Rowe. » 2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [ ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/178

  7. coy
    demure adjective affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. coy
    adjective modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; `like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. coy
    adjective showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; `a politician coy about his intentions`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Coy
    • (a.) Quiet; still. • (v. t.) To allure; to entice; to decoy. • (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke. • (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry. • (v. i.) To be...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. Coy
    Coy is a French girl name. The meaning of the name is `Woods` Coy,Coye Coy doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Coy appeared In the top-1000 was 5 years ago, In 2003. It ranked #987 In that year. . 1910 was a `top year` for the name Coy. (Based on 128 years of name history) ...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Coy

  12. coy
    coy 1. Artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish. 2. Shy, modest, or reserved in social situations. 3. Showing reluctance; especially, when insincere or affected, to reveal one's plans or opinions, to make a commitment, or to take a stand. 4. Etymology: from Old French coi,...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  13. Coy
    [Naval Acronyms and Slang] Company
    Found on http://www.hmforces.co.uk/Join_The_Force



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12 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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