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2 ADJ [ADJ n] A shuttered window, room, or building has shutters fitted to it. □  …green-shuttered colonial villas.

shut|tle /ʃʌ t ^ə l/ (shuttles , shuttling , shuttled )

1 N‑COUNT A shuttle is the same as a space shuttle .

2 N‑COUNT [oft N n] A shuttle is a plane, bus, or train which makes frequent journeys between two places. □  …shuttle flights between London and Manchester.

3 VERB If someone or something shuttles or is shuttled from one place to another place, they frequently go from one place to the other. □ [V prep/adv] He and colleagues have shuttled back and forth between the three capitals. □ [be V -ed prep/adv] Machine parts were also being shuttled across the border without authorisation. [Also V n prep/adv]

shuttle|cock /ʃʌ t ^ə lkɒk/ (shuttlecocks ) N‑COUNT A shuttlecock is the small object that you hit over the net in a game of badminton. It is rounded at one end and has real or artificial feathers fixed in the other end.

shu t|tle di|plo |ma|cy N‑UNCOUNT Shuttle diplomacy is the movement of diplomats between countries whose leaders refuse to talk directly to each other, in order to try to settle the argument between them. □ [+ between ] U.N. mediators are conducting shuttle diplomacy between the two sides.

shy /ʃa I / (shyer , shyest , shies , shying , shied )

1 ADJ A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. □  She was a shy and retiring person off-stage. □ [+ of ] He is painfully shy of women. ●  shy|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □  The children smiled shyly. ●  shy|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  Eventually he overcame his shyness.

2 ADJ If you are shy of doing something, you are unwilling to do it because you are afraid of what might happen. □ [+ of ] You should not be shy of having your say in the running of the school.

3 VERB When a horse shies , it moves away suddenly, because something has frightened it. □ [V ] Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.

4 PHRASE A number or amount that is just shy of another number or amount is just under it. □  …a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53%.

▸  shy away from PHRASAL VERB If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough. □ [V P P v-ing/n] We frequently shy away from making decisions.

-shy /-ʃa I / COMB -shy is added to nouns to form adjectives which indicate that someone does not like a particular thing, and tries to avoid it. For example, someone who is camera-shy does not like having their photograph taken. □  …camera-shy red deer.

shy|ster /ʃa I stə ^r / (shysters ) N‑COUNT If you refer to someone, especially a lawyer or politician, as a shyster , you mean that they are dishonest and immoral. [mainly AM , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

Sia|mese cat /sa I əmiːz kæ t/ (Siamese cats ) N‑COUNT A Siamese cat is a type of cat with short cream and brown fur, blue eyes, dark ears, and a dark tail.

Sia|mese twin /sa I əmiːz tw I n/ (Siamese twins ) N‑COUNT Siamese twins are twins who are born with their bodies joined.

sibi|lant /s I b I lənt/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Sibilant sounds are soft 's' sounds. [FORMAL ] □  A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room.

sib|ling /s I bl I ŋ/ (siblings ) N‑COUNT Your siblings are your brothers and sisters. [FORMAL ] □  His siblings are mostly in their early twenties.

sic You write sic in brackets after a word or expression when you want to indicate to the reader that although the word looks odd or wrong, you intended to write it like that or the original writer wrote it like that. □  The latest school jobs page advertises a 'wide range (sic) of 6th-form courses.'

Si|cil|ian /s I s I liən/ (Sicilians )

1 ADJ Sicilian means belonging or relating to Sicily, or to its people or culture.