SHIES
8
Scrabble
7
WWF
S(1) H(4) I(1) E(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
noun
- An act of throwing.
- A place for throwing.“coconut shy”
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
verb
- To avoid due to timidness or caution.“I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand.”
- To jump back in fear.“The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse.”
- To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling“shy a slipper”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: SHIES-T
