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  1. Shrew
    [comics] Shrew (Marilyn Maycroft) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in X-Factor vol. 1 #80. ==Fictional character biography== Shrew formerly worked as one of Hell`s Belles, trained by Cyber, and employed by a drug cartel. Tiring of thi...
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  2. shrew
    [n] - a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman 2. [n] - small mouselike mammal with a long snout
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  3. Shrew
    Shrew adjective [ Middle English shrewe , schrewe . Confer Shrewd .] Wicked; malicious. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
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  4. Shrew
    Shrew noun [ See Shrew , adjective ] 1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. « A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [...
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  5. Shrew
    Shrew transitive verb [ See Shrew , adjective , and confer Beshrew .] To beshrew; to curse. [ Obsolete] 'I shrew myself.' Chaucer.
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  6. shrew
    1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. 'A man . . . Grudgeth that shrews [i. E, bad men] have prosperity, or else that good men have adversity.' (Chaucer) 'A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could be n...
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  7. shrew
    shrewmouse noun small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
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  8. shrew
    termagant noun a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
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  9. Shrew
    • (a.) Wicked; malicious. • (a.) To beshrew; to curse. • (a.) Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. • (a.) Any small insectivore of the genus Sorex and several allied genera of the family Sorec...
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  1. shrew
    any of more than 341 species of insectivores having a mobile snout that is covered with long, sensitive whiskers and overhangs the lower lip. Their ... [5 related articles]
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  2. shrew
    shrew 1. A small mouse-like mammal with a long snout; related to moles. 2. A small nocturnal animal that resembles a mouse but is an insectivore, with velvety fur, a long pointed snout, and small eyes and ears. Found worldwide, except New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. 3. An offensive term f...
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  3. Shrew
    A shrew or shrew mouse (family Soricidae) is a small molelike mammal classified in the order Soricomorpha. True shrews are also not to be confused with West Indies shrews, treeshrews, otter shrews, or elephant shrews, which belong to different families or orders. Although its external appearance is...
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  4. shrew
    1. a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
    2. small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles

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  5. shrew
    shrew, common name for the small, insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae, related to the moles. Shrews include the smallest mammals; the smallest shrews are under 2 in. (5.1 cm) long, excluding the tail, and the largest are about 6 in. (15 cm) long. Light-boned and fragile, shrews have mousel...
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  6. Shrew
    Shrew is a term applied to a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman. Shrews were traditionally punished in Britain under law, with punishments including the ducking stool.
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  7. Shrew
    The shrew are several insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae. The common shrew (Sorex araneus) is about 75 mm long, excluding the tail which is about 35 mm long. The animal has a bilobed snout which extends far beyond the mouth, and is well furnished with whiskers. The coat is of a soft, silk...
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  8. shrew
    Insectivorous mammal of the family Soricidae, order Insectivora, found in the Americas and Eurasia. It is mouselike, but with a long nose and pointed teeth. Its high metabolic rate means that it must eat almost constantly. The common shrew Sorex araneus is about 7.5 cm/3 in long with a long, ...
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  9. Shrew
    [archetype] In the English language, the word shrew is used to describe a woman given to violent, scolding, particularly nagging treatment, as in Shakespeare`s play The Taming of the Shrew. The animals of the same name were believed historically to behave aggressively and with cruelty, and t...
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  10. shrew
    1) 'the taming of the ...' 2) Bard's kate e.g. 3) Chronic nag 4) Constant needler 5) Cousin of a mole 6) Disagreeable woman 7) Hag 8) Harridan 9) Henpecking hag 10) Ill-tempered one 11) Ill-tempered woman 12) Insecti...
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