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Look up: shy

  1. shy
    [adj] - easily startled or frightened 2. [adj] - wary and distrustful 3. [n] - a quick throw 4. [v] - start suddenly, as from fight 5. [v] - throw quickly
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Shy
    Shy (shī) adjective [ Compar. Shier (-ẽr) or Shyer ; superl. Shiest or Shyest .] [ Middle English schey , skey , sceouh , Anglo-Saxon ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/97

  3. Shy
    Shy intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Shied ; present participle & verbal noun Shying .] [ From Shy , adjective ] To start suddenly aside throu...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/97

  4. Shy
    Shy transitive verb To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. T. Hughes.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/97

  5. Shy
    Shy noun 1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse. 2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. Thackeray. « If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody.» Punch.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/97

  6. Shy
    Shy adjective Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players. [ Slang]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/97

  7. shy
    1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird. 'The horses of the army . . . Were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting.' (Swift) ... 2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach. 'What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's nobody loves you better than I.' (Arbuth...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. shy
    adjective wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; `shy of strangers`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. shy
    adjective easily startled or frightened
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. shy
    noun a quick throw; `he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. Shy
    • (a.) Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players. • (n.) A side throw; a throw; a fling. • (a.) To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses. • (superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach. • (v. ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. Shy
    trade-union federation that was the largest in Japan. Shy was founded in 1950 as a democratic trade-union movement in opposition to the communist ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/120

  13. Shy
    Shy is slang for lacking, such as the team is shy two players.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. Shy
    Shy is slang for lacking, such as the team is shy two players.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. Shy
    Type: Term Pronunciation: shī Definitions: 1. George Milton, U.S. neurologist, 1919-1967. See: Shy-Drager syndrome
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  16. Shy
    Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for 6-mercaptopurine.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  17. Shy
    (song) `Shy` is a single by The Glue released in 2002. It features the song "Shy", which is an own composition written in English language. Track listing: # "Shy" External links :
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shy

  18. Shy
    (band) `Shy` are a British metal band formed in 1980, under the name Trojan, hailing from Birmingham, England. Biography: Formerly known as Trojan, Shy featured vocalist Tony Mills, Steve Harris (guitars) (not to be confused with Iron Maiden`s bass player, Steve Harris), Paddy McKenna ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shy

  19. Shy
    (company) | company_type = foundation = 2001 | location_city = location_country = Italy | location = | key_people = Paolo Tommasin, Designer<br>Tiziano Tommasin, Designer `SHY` is an Italian owned fashion label specialising in women`s shoes and handbags. It was founded in Riviera del Brent...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shy



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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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