Definition of shy

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Shy (a.) To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.

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Tuber :: Tuber (n.) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock. See Illust. of Tuberous..
Sorosis :: Sorosis (n.) A fleshy fruit formed by the consolidation of many flowers with their receptacles, ovaries, etc., as the breadfruit, mulberry, and pineapple..
Acetabuliferous :: Acetabuliferous (a.) Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc..
Baggage :: Baggage (n.) Trashy talk.
Malaria :: Malaria (n.) Air infected with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; miasma..
Sycophancy :: Syconus (n.) A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig..
Spaniel :: Spaniel (n.) One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under Clumber, and Cocker..
Gourd :: Gourd (n.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitaceae; and especially the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes..
Issue :: Issue (n.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part..
Marshy :: Marshy (a.) Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; as, a marshy weed..
Corticifer :: Corticifer (n.) One of the Gorgoniacea; -- so called because the fleshy part surrounds a solid axis, like a bark..
Shie :: Shie (v. t.) See Shy, to throw..
Flashy :: Flashy (a.) Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress..
Blushy :: Blushy (a.) Like a blush; having the color of a blush; rosy.
Pontine :: Pontine (a.) Of or pertaining to an extensive marshy district between Rome and Naples.
Wishy-washy :: Wishy-washy (n.) A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash.
Bushy :: Bushy (a.) Full of bushes; overgrowing with shrubs.
Wishy-washy :: Wishy-washy (a.) Thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; -- originally said of liquids. Fig., weak-minded; spiritless..
Knot :: Knot (n.) A sandpiper (Tringa canutus), found in the northern parts of all the continents, in summer. It is grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. When fat it is prized by epicures. Called also dunne..
Palustrine :: Palustrine (a.) Of, pertaining to, or living in, a marsh or swamp; marshy..
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