Wordage.info

the free tool for word discovery

Wordage.info / shy away

Related Words:

pullout collapse

shot put collapse: an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible

spitball collapse: an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it; a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

forward pass collapse: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

fastball collapse: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

nonaggressive collapse

stickling collapse

unpersuadable collapse: not susceptible to persuasion

sling collapse: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck; a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released; a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice; hurl as if with a sling

disinclined collapse: unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody"

self-effacing collapse

doubting collapse: marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"

boggle collapse: startle with amazement or fear; hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

go off collapse: be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"; happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"; stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane"

elusion collapse

distrustful collapse: incredulous by virtue of distrust; having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson

procrastinative collapse

shiftless collapse: lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy; "a shiftless student"; "studied in a shiftless way"

runaround collapse

think twice collapse: consider and reconsider carefully; "Think twice before you have a child"

shy collapse: a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"; wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"; easily startled or frightened; throw quickly; start suddenly, as from fight

chary collapse

catapult collapse: medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles; a device that launches aircraft from a warship; shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

incredulous collapse: not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

stammering collapse

falter collapse: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way; be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

squeamish collapse

turn away from collapse

palter collapse

gingerly collapse: with extreme care or delicacy; "they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones"; "the issue was handled only in a gingerly way"- W.S.White; in a gingerly manner; "gingerly I raised the edge of the blanket"

turn back collapse: turn inside out or upside down

fearsome collapse

scarce collapse: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"; not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war"

unenterprising collapse: lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome

hesitating collapse

not touch collapse

agnostic collapse: a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist); someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something; uncertain of all claims to knowledge; of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism

nitpick collapse: be overly critical; criticize minor details

reticent collapse: reluctant to draw attention to yourself; temperamentally disinclined to talk

scant collapse: limit in quality or quantity

3

Advertisement