Phrase Hound found 37 phrases and 48 compound words that contain shy. The most common are listed below. Open shy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 37
- shy awayto draw back in fear, cringe, back down
- shy away fromTo avoid out of fear or caution.
- camera-shyReluctant or resisting to be photographed.
- coconut shyA traditional fairground amusement where customers throw balls at a row of coconuts in an attempt to knock one off its support and thereby win it.
- man-shyOf a wild animal, wary of humans.
- shy bladderAn inability to urinate in the presence of others.
- gun-shyAlternative form of gunshy: Afraid to use a gun.
- love-shyIneffectual at courtship or attaining sexual intercourse.
- pee shyParuretic; having shy bladder syndrome.
- work-shyAlternative spelling of workshy: Disinclined to work; lazy.
- shy ToryA person who intends to vote for the Conservative Party but who does not reveal this fact when polled.
- head shyDisposed to evade having one's head touched.
- fight shyTo avoid meeting at a close distance or at close quarters; to keep out of reach, to avoid.
- Shy-Drager syndromeA rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by parkinsonism, autonomic dysfunction, and ataxia.
- look shyTo cast a suspicious glance on or at somebody; to mistrust.
- shy bairns get nowtIf you're too shy, or don't ask, you will not get what you want.
- book-shyPredisposed to avoiding books or reading material.
- call-shyOf an animal, not responsive to imitated calls made by a hunter.
- fighting shypresent participle and gerund of fight shy
- fought shysimple past and past participle of fight shy
- hood-shyOf a bird of prey: reluctant to wear a hood (as part of its training).
- looked shysimple past and past participle of look shy
- looking shypresent participle and gerund of look shy
- looks shythird-person singular simple present indicative of look shy: To cast a suspicious glance on or at somebody; to mistrust.
- shy person
Compound words 48
- workshyDisinclined to work; lazy.
- shysterSomeone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.
- gunshyAfraid to use a gun.
- shybieA shy person.
- cockshyA game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players.
- nonshyNot shy.
- unshyNot shy.
- shyishSomewhat shy.
- shysharkAny of the deep-water catsharks of the genus Haploblepharus.
- shyfulInclined to shy, or jump back in fear.