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"word": "shy bladder"
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵajūl",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "خَجُول"
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"word": "خَجِل"
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"roman": "lazuka",
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"roman": "palaxlívy",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "палахлі́вы"
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"roman": "pužlívy",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "пужлі́вы"
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"roman": "strašlívy",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "страшлі́вы"
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"word": "бая́зны"
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"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "нясме́лы"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bojazlív",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "боязли́в"
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"word": "плах"
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "tímid"
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{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hàixiū",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "害羞"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pàxiū",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "怕羞"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "羞澀"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiūsè",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "羞涩"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "靦腆"
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "miǎntiǎn",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "䩄腆"
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"roman": "miǎntian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "腼腆"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "plachý"
},
{
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "bázlivý"
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "nesmělý"
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"word": "schuchter"
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"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "bedeesd"
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"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "schroomvallig"
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"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timide"
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"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "verlegen"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timema"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "arka"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timide"
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{
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "medoso"
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{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "schüchtern"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "scheu"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ntropalós",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "ντροπαλός"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "fovitsiáris",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "φοβητσιάρης"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "bayshán",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "בַּיְשָׁן"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "félős"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "ijedős"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "faiteach"
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"alt": "よわき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yowaki",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "弱気"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sujupda",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "수줍다"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timidus"
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{
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "pavidus"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "bikls"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "kautrīgs"
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{
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "sramežliv",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "срамежлив"
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"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "faitagh"
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"code": "mh",
"lang": "Marshallese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
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"sense": "easily frightened",
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"sense": "easily frightened",
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"code": "pdt",
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"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "bleed (nds)"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
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"word": "nieśmiały"
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"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "easily frightened",
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"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "easily frightened",
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
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"word": "strachliwy"
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"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "pávido"
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{
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "assustado"
},
{
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "medroso"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "fricos"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timid"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "puglívyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "пугли́вый"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "róbkij",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "ро́бкий"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nesmélyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "несме́лый"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bojazlívyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "боязли́вый"
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"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stesnítelʹnyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "стесни́тельный"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zasténčivyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "засте́нчивый"
},
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"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "plachý"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "nesmelý"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "tímido"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "skygg"
},
{
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "aai",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "อาย"
},
{
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "ürkek"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "poloxlývyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "полохли́вий"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bojazkýj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "боязки́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "strašlývyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "страшли́вий"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nesmílyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "несмі́лий"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "nhát"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "nhút nhát"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "swil"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 6 3 3 8",
"code": "win",
"lang": "Winnebago",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "hirošišik"
}
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "audacious"
},
{
"word": "bold"
},
{
"word": "cheeky"
},
{
"word": "brazen"
},
{
"word": "gregarious"
},
{
"word": "outgoing"
},
{
"word": "confident"
},
{
"word": "forward#Adjective"
},
{
"word": "unshy"
}
],
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "19 10 12 2 18 3 3 0 5 3 1 3 8 2 6 2 1",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Emotions",
"orig": "en:Emotions",
"parents": [
"Mind",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 19 8 3 16 4 4 0 4 2 1 4 7 1 5 2 1",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Personality",
"orig": "en:Personality",
"parents": [
"Mind",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He is very shy with strangers.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2015 October 30, The Graham Norton Show, season 18, episode 6",
"text": "Graham Norton: But the people coming up to you now, like the Americans, well, you know, the Americans, they're not shy, the Americans. / Maggie Smith: No. Well, no but I don't go anywhere where really they can get at me. It's usually in museums and art galleries and things, so that limits things. I keep away from there, and Harrod's I don't go near.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach."
],
"id": "en-shy-en-adj-IVCOqI2H",
"links": [
[
"Reserved",
"reserved"
],
[
"disinclined",
"disinclined"
],
[
"familiar",
"familiar"
],
[
"approach",
"approach"
]
],
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{
"word": "shy"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵajūl",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "خَجُول"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "utancaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "saramlívy",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "сарамлі́вы"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "stesnítelen",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "стесни́телен"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "reservat"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "udehosati",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "ᎤᏕᎰᏌᏘ"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīnchí",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "矜持"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hánxù",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "含蓄"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "of child towards strangers",
"roman": "pà shēng",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "怕生"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "odměřený"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "genert"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "gereserveerd"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "ujo"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "timide"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Canada"
],
"word": "gêné"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "reservado"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "morcxvi",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "მორცხვი"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "scheu"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "schüchtern"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German"
],
"word": "schüüch"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ntropalós",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "ντροπαλός"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "félénk"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "bátortalan"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "félszeg"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "gátlásos"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "szégyenlős"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "szemérmes"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "szende"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "feiminn"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "ujo"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "armolliin"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "timide"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "cúthail"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "cotúil"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "timido"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "schivo"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"alt": "ひっこみじあん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hikkomijian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "引っ込み思案"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"alt": "はずかしがりや",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hazukashigariya",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "恥ずかしがり屋"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"alt": "かもく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kamoku",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "寡黙"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "uchiki",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "内気"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"alt": "ひとみしりする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "of child towards strangers",
"roman": "hitomishiri suru",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "人見知りする"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "iǝn",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "អៀន"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sujupda",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "수줍다"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "natgarida",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "낯가리다"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "arrezistado"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "entravado"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "verēcundus"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "bikls"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "kautrīgs"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "lsd",
"lang": "Lishana Deni",
"roman": "naxōpa",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "נכופא"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "lou",
"lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "timid"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "pūihi"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "whakakōkiri"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "memeke"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "büreg",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "бүрэг"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"note": "of child towards strangers",
"roman": "bišüürxex",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"verb"
],
"word": "бишүүрхэх"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "bürüg",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠪᠦᠷᠦᠭ"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "bisigürkekü",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠪᠢᠰᠢᠭᠦᠷᠬᠡᠬᠦ"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "sjenert"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "sċēoh"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "mahcub",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "محجوب"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "bescheiden"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "nieśmiały"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "wstydliwy"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "reservado"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "tímido"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "timid"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "rezervat"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zasténčivyj",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "засте́нчивый"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stesnítelʹnyj",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "стесни́тельный"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stydlívyj",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "стыдли́вый"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "róbkij",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "ро́бкий"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nesmélyj",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "несме́лый"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "reservado"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "blyg"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "skygg"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "utangaç"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "soromlývyj",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "соромли́вий"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "soromʺjazlývyj",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сором'язли́вий"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "swil"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 75 3 3 11",
"code": "win",
"lang": "Winnebago",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "hirošišik"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "19 10 12 2 18 3 3 0 5 3 1 3 8 2 6 2 1",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Emotions",
"orig": "en:Emotions",
"parents": [
"Mind",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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{
"ref": "1641, Henry Wotton, The Characters of Robert Devereux and George Villiers",
"text": "Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of their successors.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Cautious; wary; suspicious."
],
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[
"Cautious",
"cautious"
],
[
"wary",
"wary"
]
],
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{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bajazlívy",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "баязлі́вы"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "predpazliv",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "предпазлив"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chízhòng",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "持重"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "opatrný"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "verstandig"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "voorzichtig"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "arka"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "varovainen"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "prudent"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "prtxili",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ფრთხილი"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "óvatos"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "óvakodik"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"alt": "しんちょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shinchō",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "慎重"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "nieśmiały"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cuidadoso"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "precaut"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "prudent"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ostoróžnyj",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "осторо́жный"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nerešítelʹnyj",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "нереши́тельный"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "puglívyj",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "пугли́вый"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 0 84 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "róbkij",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ро́бкий"
},
{
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"ref": "2018 December 1, Tom Rostance, “Southampton 2 – 2 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport",
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"_dis1": "4 5 3 1 87",
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"_dis1": "4 5 3 1 87",
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"perfective"
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{
"_dis1": "2 85 1 2 9",
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to jump back in fear",
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"imperfective"
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},
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"source": "Thesaurus:shy",
"word": "sheep-faced"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:shy",
"word": "sheepish"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:shy",
"word": "shy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:shy",
"word": "submissive"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:shy",
"word": "timid"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:shy",
"word": "uncommunicative"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵajūl",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "خَجُول"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵajil",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "خَجِل"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "lazuka",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "লাজুকা"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "lazuki",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "লাজুকী"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "lazokuria",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "লাজকুৰীয়া"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "lazuk",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "লাজুক"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "lazua",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "লাজুৱা"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "palaxlívy",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "палахлі́вы"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pužlívy",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "пужлі́вы"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "strašlívy",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "страшлі́вы"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bajázny",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "бая́зны"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "njasmjély",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "нясме́лы"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bojazlív",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "боязли́в"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "plah",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "плах"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "tímid"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hàixiū",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "害羞"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pàxiū",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "怕羞"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "羞澀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiūsè",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "羞涩"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "靦腆"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "miǎntiǎn",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "䩄腆"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "miǎntian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "腼腆"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "plachý"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "bázlivý"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "nesmělý"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "schuchter"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "bedeesd"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "schroomvallig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timide"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "verlegen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timema"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "arka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timide"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "medoso"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "schüchtern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "scheu"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ntropalós",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "ντροπαλός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "fovitsiáris",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "φοβητσιάρης"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "bayshán",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "בַּיְשָׁן"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "félős"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "ijedős"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "faiteach"
},
{
"alt": "よわき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yowaki",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "弱気"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sujupda",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "수줍다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timidus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "pavidus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "bikls"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "kautrīgs"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "sramežliv",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "срамежлив"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "faitagh"
},
{
"code": "mh",
"lang": "Marshallese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "jok"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timid"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "sċēoh"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "bleed (nds)"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nieśmiały"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "płochliwy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bojaźliwy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "strachliwy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "pávido"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "assustado"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "medroso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "fricos"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "timid"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rușinos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "puglívyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "пугли́вый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "róbkij",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "ро́бкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nesmélyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "несме́лый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bojazlívyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "боязли́вый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stesnítelʹnyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "стесни́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zasténčivyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "засте́нчивый"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "plachý"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "nesmelý"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "tímido"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "skygg"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "aai",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "อาย"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "ürkek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "poloxlývyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "полохли́вий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bojazkýj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "боязки́й"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "strašlývyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "страшли́вий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nesmílyj",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "несмі́лий"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "nhát"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "nhút nhát"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "swil"
},
{
"code": "win",
"lang": "Winnebago",
"sense": "easily frightened",
"word": "hirošišik"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵajūl",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "خَجُول"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "utancaq"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "saramlívy",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "сарамлі́вы"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "stesnítelen",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "стесни́телен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "reservat"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "udehosati",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "ᎤᏕᎰᏌᏘ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīnchí",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "矜持"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hánxù",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "含蓄"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "of child towards strangers",
"roman": "pà shēng",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "怕生"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "odměřený"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "genert"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "gereserveerd"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "ujo"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "timide"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Canada"
],
"word": "gêné"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "reservado"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "morcxvi",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "მორცხვი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "scheu"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "schüchtern"
},
{
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German"
],
"word": "schüüch"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ntropalós",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "ντροπαλός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "félénk"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "bátortalan"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "félszeg"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "gátlásos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "szégyenlős"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "szemérmes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "szende"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "feiminn"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "ujo"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "armolliin"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "timide"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "cúthail"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "cotúil"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "timido"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "schivo"
},
{
"alt": "ひっこみじあん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hikkomijian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "引っ込み思案"
},
{
"alt": "はずかしがりや",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hazukashigariya",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "恥ずかしがり屋"
},
{
"alt": "かもく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kamoku",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "寡黙"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "uchiki",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "内気"
},
{
"alt": "ひとみしりする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"note": "of child towards strangers",
"roman": "hitomishiri suru",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"verb"
],
"word": "人見知りする"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "iǝn",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "អៀន"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sujupda",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "수줍다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "natgarida",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "낯가리다"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "arrezistado"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "entravado"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "verēcundus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "bikls"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "kautrīgs"
},
{
"code": "lsd",
"lang": "Lishana Deni",
"roman": "naxōpa",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "נכופא"
},
{
"code": "lou",
"lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "timid"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "pūihi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "whakakōkiri"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "memeke"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "büreg",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "бүрэг"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"note": "of child towards strangers",
"roman": "bišüürxex",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"verb"
],
"word": "бишүүрхэх"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "bürüg",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠪᠦᠷᠦᠭ"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "bisigürkekü",
"sense": "reserved",
"tags": [
"Mongolian"
],
"word": "ᠪᠢᠰᠢᠭᠦᠷᠬᠡᠬᠦ"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "sjenert"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "sċēoh"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "mahcub",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "محجوب"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "bescheiden"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "nieśmiały"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "wstydliwy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "reservado"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "tímido"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "timid"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "rezervat"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zasténčivyj",
"sense": "reserved",
"word": "засте́нчивый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"code": "es",
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{
"code": "sv",
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "reserved",
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "predpazliv",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "предпазлив"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "chízhòng",
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"word": "持重"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "cautious",
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "verstandig"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "voorzichtig"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "arka"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "varovainen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "prudent"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "prtxili",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "ფრთხილი"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "óvatos"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "óvakodik"
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{
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"sense": "cautious",
"word": "慎重"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "nieśmiały"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "cuidadoso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "precaut"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "prudent"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "cautious",
"word": "осторо́жный"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "cautious",
"word": "нереши́тельный"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"word": "пугли́вый"
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{
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"word": "ро́бкий"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"word": "боязли́вый"
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{
"code": "es",
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"word": "tímido"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"word": "försiktig"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "cautious",
"word": "skygg"
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"sense": "cautious",
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"sense": "short, less than",
"word": "недостигащ"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "short, less than",
"word": "těsně před"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "short, less than",
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "short, less than",
"word": "klein"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "short, less than",
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"code": "it",
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"word": "meno"
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{
"code": "sv",
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"word": "難為情"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cmn",
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{
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{
"code": "cs",
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"word": "stydící se"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "embarrassed",
"word": "stydlivý"
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{
"code": "nl",
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{
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{
"code": "nl",
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{
"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fr",
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{
"code": "de",
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{
"code": "he",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "feszélyezett"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"code": "lv",
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"sense": "embarrassed",
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{
"code": "lv",
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"sense": "embarrassed",
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{
"code": "pt",
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{
"code": "pt",
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"word": "envergonhado"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"word": "jenat"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "embarrassed",
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{
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{
"code": "ru",
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{
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{
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"sense": "embarrassed",
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "embarrassed",
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{
"code": "tr",
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to jump back in fear",
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to jump back in fear",
"word": "terugspringen"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to jump back in fear",
"word": "säikkyä"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to jump back in fear",
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"sense": "to jump back in fear",
"word": "adombrarsi"
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"sense": "to jump back in fear",
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"sense": "to fling",
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to fling",
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{
"code": "cs",
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],
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"code": "cs",
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"imperfective"
],
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to fling",
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to fling",
"word": "kaste"
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "to fling",
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to fling",
"word": "gooien"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to fling",
"word": "werpen"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to fling",
"word": "weggooien"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fling",
"word": "heittää"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to fling",
"word": "gettare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to fling",
"word": "scagliare"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to fling",
"word": "lanzar"
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"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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"English terms inherited from Old English",
"English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English terms with homophones",
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"Rhymes:English/aɪ",
"Rhymes:English/aɪ/1 syllable",
"en:Emotions",
"en:Personality"
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{
"word": "coconut shy"
},
{
"word": "have a shy"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "shy",
"4": "",
"5": "shy"
},
"expansion": "Middle English shy (“shy”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "ang",
"3": "sċēoh",
"4": "",
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*skeuh",
"4": "",
"5": "shy, fearful"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*skeuhaz",
"4": "",
"5": "shy, fearful"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "skjou",
"3": "",
"4": "shy"
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "schuw",
"3": "",
"4": "shy"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "scheu",
"3": "",
"4": "shy"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "sky",
"3": "",
"4": "shy"
},
"expansion": "Danish sky (“shy”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English shy (“shy”), from Old English sċēoh (“shy”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh (“shy, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, fearful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skjou (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), German scheu (“shy”), Danish sky (“shy”).",
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"form": "shies",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
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{
"ref": "1846, Punch, volume 10",
"text": "If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 55",
"text": "The game had started. A man was chasing the ball, it went out for a shy.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An act of throwing."
],
"links": [
[
"throwing",
"throwing"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "coconut shy",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A place for throwing."
],
"links": [
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"throwing",
"throwing"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A sudden start aside, as by a horse."
],
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"start",
"start"
],
[
"aside",
"aside"
],
[
"horse",
"horse"
]
]
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{
"glosses": [
"In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx."
],
"links": [
[
"wall game",
"wall game"
],
[
"calx",
"calx"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Scottish English",
"en:Football (soccer)"
],
"glosses": [
"A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head."
],
"links": [
[
"soccer",
"soccer"
],
[
"throw-in",
"throw-in"
]
],
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"(Scotland, soccer) A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head."
],
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"Scotland"
],
"topics": [
"ball-games",
"games",
"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"soccer",
"sports"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Scottish English"
],
"glosses": [
"In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field."
],
"links": [
[
"shinty",
"shinty"
],
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"caman",
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]
],
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"(Scotland) In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field."
],
"tags": [
"Scotland"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with archaic senses"
],
"glosses": [
"A gibe; a sneer."
],
"links": [
[
"gibe",
"gibe"
],
[
"sneer",
"sneer"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(archaic) A gibe; a sneer."
],
"tags": [
"archaic"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʃaɪ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪ"
},
{
"homophone": "Chi"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-shy.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8a/En-us-shy.ogg/En-us-shy.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/En-us-shy.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "act of throwing",
"word": "kast"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "act of throwing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "worp"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "act of throwing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aangooi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "act of throwing",
"word": "heitto"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "act of throwing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lançamento"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "act of throwing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arremesso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "act of throwing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lance"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "place for throwing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gooiplek"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "place for throwing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gooiplaats"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "place for throwing",
"word": "heittopaikka"
}
],
"word": "shy"
}
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