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- [shroo]
- /ʃru/
- /ʃruː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shroo]
- /ʃru/
Definitions of shrew word
- noun shrew any of several small, mouselike insectivores of the genus Sorex and related genera, having a long, sharp snout. 1
- noun shrew animal: small mammal 1
- noun shrew nagging woman 1
- countable noun shrew A shrew is a small brown animal like a mouse with a long pointed nose. 0
- noun shrew any small mouse-like long-snouted mammal, such as Sorex araneus (common shrew), of the family Soricidae: order Insectivora (insectivores) 0
- noun shrew a bad-tempered or mean-spirited woman 0
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Origin of shrew
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English; special use of shrew2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shrew
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shrew popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shrew usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shrew
noun shrew
- amazon — In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a tribe of women who were very good at fighting.
- amazons — a river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 miles (6280 km) long.
- battle-ax — a heavy ax with a wide blade, formerly used as a weapon of war
- beldame — an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.
- bitch — If someone calls a woman a bitch, they are saying in a very rude way that they think she behaves in a very unpleasant way.
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