Shrew

/ʃɹuː/

Synonyms for "shrew" (80 found)

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Noun(7 words)

termagant nag scold viragobattle axebitch brim

amazon animal antelope armadillo banshee bat battle-ax beldam bitch

Strong matches (24)

Noun(11 words)

brimstone cat crow dragon faggot fishwife fishwives hags harpies harpy harridan

cat chiropteracommon scoldcrone devil dragon elephant fishwife fury hag hare harpy harridan

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Noun(19 words)

harridans hellcat insectivore jade jezebel mammal nudnik scolds she-devil shrewmouse shrewssmall mammalsoricid termagants viragoes viragos vixen vixens witch

horse kangaroo lagomorpha nag ogress opossum pig platypus primates rat rodentia scold she-devil she-wolf spitfire termagant tigress virago vixen witch

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xanthippe

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More general

10 entries

animaldisagreeable personfemale human insectivore mammal personunpleasant personvertebrate woman

More specific

7 entries

common shrewlong-tailed shrewnag scoldshort-tailed shrewtermagantwater shrew

Collocations

6 entries

common shrewshort-tailed shrewshrewish behaviorshrewish tempershrewishnesswater shrew

Inflections

1 entries

shrews

Derivations

2 entries

shrewish shrewishness

Sample sentences

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The Etruscan shrew is the smallest mammal by weight. It only weighs 1.8 grammes.

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At the edge of the road lay a dead shrew.

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"Why did you say hello to that shrew?" "I don't want to ruin my karma."

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You can gossip as much as you want, dirty shrew!

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