Definitions for shier

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shier shi·er

Spelling: [shahy-er]

IPA: /ˈʃaɪ ər/

Shier is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in shier (ehirs).

Definitions for shier

noun

1. a horse having a tendency to shy.
2. a sudden start aside, as in fear.

Idioms

1. fight shy of, to keep away from; avoid:

adjective

1. a compar. of shy1 .
2. bashful; retiring.
3. easily frightened away; timid.
4. suspicious; distrustful:
5. reluctant; wary.
6. deficient:
7. scant; short of a full amount or number:
8. (in poker) indebted to the pot.
9. not bearing or breeding freely, as plants or animals.

verb (used without object)

1. (especially of a horse) to start back or aside, as in fear.
2. to draw back; recoil.

Origin of shier

First recorded in 1820-30; shy¹ + -er¹

Examples for shier

Like 270, but small white patch near outer edge of wing; shier; f., sim.

John Kelsey is 47, taller and slighter and shier, with cropped hair and a tendency to withdraw under his baseball cap.

Captain shier's squadron of the First, supported the Fifth with much spirit.