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  • Shying — Shy Shy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shying}.] [From {Shy}, a.] To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; said especially of horses. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shying — ʃaɪ n. sudden start; quick throw, sudden toss; experiment, attempt (Slang); taunt, jeer, sneer (Slang) v. move suddenly; draw away suddenly, recoil; throw quickly, fling, toss adj. bashful; timid, easily frightened; wary, distrustful; lacking,… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shy — shy1 [shī] adj. shyer or shier, shyest or shiest [ME schei, dial. development < OE sceoh, akin to Ger scheu, shy, prob. < IE * skeuk , harassed (> OSlav ščuti, to pursue); akin to * skeub > SCOFF1] 1. easily frightened or startled;… …   English World dictionary

  • shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shy — shy1 adjective (shyer, shyest) 1》 nervous or timid in the company of other people.     ↘(shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do.     ↘[in combination] having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy.     ↘(of a wild animal) reluctant to remain… …   English new terms dictionary

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  • Mak Sai Ying — Three examples of Mak s signature Mak Sai Ying (麥世英; Cantonese: Mak6 Sai3 Ying1; b. ca. 1796, Canton, China; d. 18 June 1880, Sydney, Australia) was the first known …   Wikipedia

  • shy — shy1 shyer, n. shyly, adv. shyness, n. /shuy/, adj., shyer or shier, shyest or shiest, v …   Universalium

  • Chinese immigration to Australia — Chinese immigrants to Australia at the Pageant of Nations, Sydney Town Hall 1938 Chinese immigration to Australia dates back almost two hundred years, with Mak Sai Ying being the first recorded settler. The 2006 census showed that 221,995 people… …   Wikipedia

  • shy — I. /ʃaɪ / (say shuy) adjective (shyer or shier, shyest or shiest) 1. bashful; retiring. 2. easily frightened away; timid. 3. suspicious; distrustful: once bitten, twice shy. 4. reluctant; wary. 5. short: shy of funds. 6. Colloquial failing to pay …  

  • Cockshy — Cock shy , n. 1. A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks. [1913 Webster] 2. An object at which stones are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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