Definitions for shiest

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shiest shi·est

Spelling: [shahy-ist]

IPA: /ˈʃaɪ ɪst/

Shiest is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 88 anagrams from letters in shiest (ehisst).

Definitions for shiest

noun

1. a sudden start aside, as in fear.

Idioms

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

adjective

1. a superlative 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 shiest

before 1000; late Middle English schey (adj.), early Middle English scheowe, Old English scēoh; cognate with Middle High German schiech; akin to Dutch schuw, German scheu; cf. Examples for shiest

This resentful look is deceptive, however, for the bird is the shiest creature imaginable.