shrew+(noun)

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• shrew — ► NOUN 1) a small insect eating mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes. 2) a bad tempered or aggressively assertive woman. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• shrew mole — noun slender mole having a long snout and tail • Hypernyms: ↑mole • Hyponyms: ↑Asiatic shrew mole, ↑Uropsilus soricipes, ↑American shrew mole, ↑Neurotrichus gibbsii • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• shrew´ish|ness — shrew|ish «SHROO ihsh», adjective. that is, resembles, or is characteristic of a shrew; scolding or bad tempered: »a shrewish remark. –shrew´ish|ly, adverb. –shrew´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• shrew´ish|ly — shrew|ish «SHROO ihsh», adjective. that is, resembles, or is characteristic of a shrew; scolding or bad tempered: »a shrewish remark. –shrew´ish|ly, adverb. –shrew´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• shrew|ish — «SHROO ihsh», adjective. that is, resembles, or is characteristic of a shrew; scolding or bad tempered: »a shrewish remark. –shrew´ish|ly, adverb. –shrew´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• shrew|mouse — «SHROO MOWS», noun, plural mice. = shrew (def. 1). (Cf. ↑shrew) …   Useful english dictionary

• shrew´like´ — shrew «shroo», noun. 1. a small mammal like a mouse, that has a long snout, tiny eyes and ears, and brownish fur. Shrews eat insects and worms. 2. Figurative. a bad tempered, quarrelsome woman: »Once the marriage contract is signed, the sweet… …   Useful english dictionary

• shrew — noun /ʃɹuː/ a) Any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae. One of Shakespeare’s plays is The Taming of the Shrew b) An ill tempered, nagging woman: a scold. Syn: ranny …   Wiktionary

• shrew — [ ʃru ] noun count 1. ) a small animal that looks like a mouse with a pointed nose 2. ) OLD FASHIONED an insulting word for a woman who always complains, argues, or NAGS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shrew — noun my brother has just married a despicable shrew Syn: virago, dragon, termagant, fishwife, witch, tartar, hag; informal battle ax, old bag, old bat; archaic scold …   Thesaurus of popular words

• shrew — noun 1》 a small mouse like insectivorous mammal with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes. [Family Soricidae: many species.] 2》 a bad tempered or aggressively assertive woman. Derivatives shrewish adjective shrewishly adverb shrewishness noun… …   English new terms dictionary