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

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin