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   shrew

   /ʃruː/

   noun

   • 1. a small insectivorous mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes.
   • 2. a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman: derogatory "hold your nagging tongue, you miserable old shrew!"

   Word Origin Old Englishscrēawa, scrǣwa, of Germanic origin; related words in Germanic languages have senses such as ‘dwarf’, ‘devil’, or ‘fox’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shrewlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • S

     1

   • H

     4

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • W

     4

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