Associations to the word «Shrew»

Wiktionary

SHREW, noun. Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
SHREW, noun. (pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
SHREW, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To beshrew; to curse.

Dictionary definition

SHREW, noun. A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman.
SHREW, noun. Small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats