Definition of coy

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Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.

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Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection..
Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To subdue; to tame; to daunt.
Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
Decoy-duck :: Decoy-duck (n.) A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person employed to lure others into danger..
Coyness :: Coyness (n.) The quality of being coy; feigned o/ bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve.
Octodont :: Octodont (a.) Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species..
Decoy-men :: Decoy-men (pl. ) of Decoy-ma.
Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To render quiet; to soothe.
Danger :: Danger (n.) Coyness; disdainful behavior.
Decoyed :: Decoyed (imp. & p. p.) of Deco.
Decoyer :: Decoyer (n.) One who decoys another.
Coyed :: Coyed (imp. & p. p.) of Co.
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot..
Perchant :: Perchant (n.) A bird tied by the foot, to serve as decoy to other birds by its fluttering..
Nutria :: Nutria (n.) The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
Stale :: Stale (v. t.) Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon..
Coyish :: Coyish (a.) Somewhat coy or reserved.
Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters..
Maiden :: Maiden (v. t.) To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
Coyly :: Coyly (adv.) In a coy manner; with reserve.
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