Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shrew

2 senses of shrew

Sense 1
shrew, termagant -- (a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman)
       => unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman -- (a woman who is an unpleasant person)

Sense 2
shrew, shrewmouse -- (small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles)
       => insectivore -- (small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals)