Uk English Meaning of shrew

shrew

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Definitions and Meaning of shrew in English

Wordnet

shrew (n)

a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles

Webster

shrew (a.)

Wicked; malicious.

Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold.

Any small insectivore of the genus Sorex and several allied genera of the family Sorecidae. In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are the smallest of all mammals.

To beshrew; to curse.

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shrew

a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman, small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to molesWicked; malicious., Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatiou

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shreveport => Shreveport, shredless => Shredless, shreddy => shredded, shredding => shredding, shredder => shredder,