Boot
Boot verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Shy
Shy verb - Start suddenly, as from fright.
Common collocations
| characters | boot characters | shy characters |
| world | boot world | shy world |
| book | boot book | shy book |
Both words in one sentence
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Grant, a shy romantic better at dealing with horses than people, and a disheveled drunk to boot, who won the war for the Union
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Radha of Keld from the Time Spiral block of Magic: The Gathering qualifies, being described as just shy of seven feet tall and an Amazonian Beauty to boot.
Source: Statuesque Stunner - Ness is courageous and trusting (Red, with a red baseball cap to boot), while Lucas is timid and shy (blue).
Source: Red Oni Blue Oni / Video Games
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