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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shy Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shy Entailment of verb shy Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shy 2 senses of shy Sense 1 shy => startle, jump, start Sense 2 shy => throw Familiarity of verb shy shy used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shy Sense 1 shy => startle, jump, start -------------- Sense 2 shy => throw -------------- Grep of noun shy shy shy person shylock shyness shyster Overview of noun shy The noun shy has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shy -- (a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman") Overview of verb shy The verb shy has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) shy -- (start suddenly, as from fight) 2. shy -- (throw quickly) Overview of adj shy The adj shy has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) diffident, shy, timid, unsure -- (lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man") 2. (3) shy -- (easily startled or frightened) 3. shy -- ((informal) short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen") 4. shy -- (wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things "shy of strangers") Antonyms of adj shy 4 senses of shy Sense 1 diffident, shy, timid, unsure INDIRECT (VIA unconfident) -> confident Sense 2 shy INDIRECT (VIA timid) -> bold Sense 3 shy(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA insufficient) -> sufficient Sense 4 shy INDIRECT (VIA wary) -> unwary Similarity of adj shy 4 senses of shy Sense 1 diffident, shy, timid, unsure => unconfident (vs. confident) Sense 2 shy => timid (vs. bold) Sense 3 shy(prenominal) => insufficient (vs. sufficient), deficient Sense 4 shy => wary (vs. unwary) Attributes of adj shy Familiarity of adj shy shy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj shy ashy bolshy brushy bushy cushy dishy fishy flashy fleshy gushy marshy mushy plushy pushy rubbishy rushy shy slushy splashy squashy squishy swishy trashy washy wishy-washy work-shy Overview of noun shy The noun shy has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shy -- (a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman") Overview of verb shy The verb shy has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) shy -- (start suddenly, as from fight) 2. shy -- (throw quickly) Overview of adj shy The adj shy has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) diffident, shy, timid, unsure -- (lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man") 2. (3) shy -- (easily startled or frightened) 3. shy -- ((informal) short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen") 4. shy -- (wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things "shy of strangers")
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