Definition of shy

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Shy (n.) A side throw; a throw; a fling.

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Sarcoderma :: sarcoderma (n.) A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external and internal integuments..
Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners..
Mooncalf :: Mooncalf (n.) A monster; a false conception; a mass of fleshy matter, generated in the uterus..
Tod :: Tod (n.) A bush; a thick shrub; a bushy clump.
Proleg :: Proleg (n.) One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the larvae of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects. Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also proped, propleg, and falseleg..
Carnous :: Carnous (a.) Of a fleshy consistence; -- applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc..
Sludy :: Sludy (a.) Miry; slushy.
Fat :: Fat (v. i.) To grow fat, plump, and fleshy..
Beefy :: Beefy (a.) Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy.
Vegetate :: Vegetate (v. i.) To grow exuberantly; to produce fleshy or warty outgrowths; as, a vegetating papule..
Plushy :: Plushy (a.) Like plush; soft and shaggy.
Pate :: Pate (n.) A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified place..
Spiculate :: Spiculate (a.) Covered with minute spiculae, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets..
Dashy :: Dashy (a.) Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.
Mandrake :: Mandrake (n.) A low plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region..
Shyness :: Shyness (n.) The quality or state of being shy.
Flashy :: Flashy (a.) Without taste or spirit.
Cassowary :: Cassowary (n.) A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc..
Carnous :: Carnous (a.) Of or pertaining to flesh; fleshy.
Marshy :: Marshy (a.) Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; as, a marshy weed..
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