(obsolete, transitive) To beshrew; to curse.

Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha). / Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha).

plural of shrew

present participle of shrew

simple past tense and past participle of shrew

Any of Crocidura spp. / A house shrew (Suncus murinus, syn. Sorex indicus) / A desman (Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus). / (rare) A muskrat.

A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia.

Alternative spelling of tree shrew

An Asian species of shrew, Soriculus nigrescens.

plural of elephant shrew