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- [shahy]
- /ʃaɪ/
- /ʃaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shahy]
- /ʃaɪ/
Definitions of shies word
- adjective shies bashful; retiring. 1
- adjective shies easily frightened away; timid. 1
- adjective shies suspicious; distrustful: I am a bit shy of that sort of person. 1
- adjective shies reluctant; wary. 1
- adjective shies deficient: shy of funds. 1
- adjective shies scant; short of a full amount or number: still a few dollars shy of our goal; an inch shy of being six feet. 1
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Origin of shies
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; late Middle English schey (adj.), early Middle English scheowe, Old English scēoh; cognate with Middle High German schiech; akin to Dutch schuw, German scheu; cf. eschew
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Parts of speech for Shies
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shies popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shies usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shies
verb shies
- balks — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- casts — Assign a part in a play, movie, or other production to (an actor).
- chucks — Plural form of chuck.
- cringes — to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower.
- declines — Plural form of decline.
adjective shies
- emeriti — Irregular plural form of emeritus.
- failings — Plural form of failing.
- introverts — Plural form of introvert.
- junkers — a member of a class of aristocratic landholders, especially in East Prussia, strongly devoted to militarism and authoritarianism, from among whom the German military forces recruited a large number of its officers.
- loners — Plural form of loner.
noun shies
- lobs — Plural form of lob.