Synonyms for shrew
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
- n. 2
Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews.
Related words
- Word family
- shrewd shrewish shrewlike shrewmouse
- Phrases
- shrew opossum elephant shrew jumping shrew long-tailed shrew musk shrew otter shrew rock shrew shrew possum
- Is a kind of
- complainer jerk woman
Forms
- Plural
- shrews → soricids, rannies, vixens, harpies…
Example sentences
- vixen A vixen lives in our garden with her five puppies.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shrew | steady | |
| vixen | rising | |
| harpy | rising | |
| shrewmouse | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- cat1, nag1, hag1
- 4 letters
- fury2, jade1
- 5 letters
- bitch1, witch1, vixen2, scold1, harpy, ranny
- 6 letters
- dragon2, virago3, beldam
- 7 letters
- hellcat, soricid
- 8 letters
- harridan, fishwife
- 9 letters
- termagant
- 10 letters
- shrewmouse
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fury2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- musaraigne