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Definition of 'shrew'English
Noun
( en-noun)
Any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
- You'd better not stay out late tonight — your mother is quite a shrew and you'll never hear the end of it.
Synonyms
* (mouselike mammal) ranny (obsolete)
Hyponyms
* (mouselike mammal) common shrew
Derived terms
* elephant shrew
* Etruscan shrew
* hardishrew
* jumping shrew
( rel-mid)
* Nelson's small-eared shrew
* shrew-run
* shrewd
* shrewish
* tree shrew
( rel-bottom)
Verb
( en-verb)
(obsolete) To beshrew; to curse.
* Chaucer
- I shrew myself.
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