Definition of Shrew. Meaning of Shrew. Synonyms of Shrew

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Definition of Shrew

Shrew
Shrew Shrew, a. [OE. shrewe, schrewe. Cf. Shrewd.] Wicked; malicious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Shrew
Shrew Shrew, v. t. [See Shrew, a., and cf. Beshrew.] To beshrew; to curse. [Obs.] ``I shrew myself.' --Chaucer.

Meaning of Shrew from wikipedia

- not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different families or orders...
- The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device...
- Elephant shrews, also called jumping shrews or sengis, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the...
- The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew or the white-toothed pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by m****...
- A shrew mole or shrew-mole is a mole that resembles a shrew. Species with this name include: Five species in the subfamily Uropsilinae, or "shrew-like...
- The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List...
- water shrew (C. himalayica) Sunda water shrew (C. phaeura) ****anese water shrew (C. platycephala) Chinese water shrew (C. styani) Sumatran water shrew (C...
- The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus), also known as the blackback shrew or saddlebacked shrew, is a medium-sized shrew found in Canada and the northern United...
- The shrew – an unpleasant, ill-tempered woman characterised by scolding, nagging, and aggression – is a comedic, stock character in literature and folklore...
- diverse group; as a result of convergent evolution, some resemble hedgehogs, shrews, opossums, rats, and mice. They occupy aquatic, arboreal, terrestrial, and...