(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

plural of water shrew

Any of the small insectivores of the genus Neomys in the Soricidae family.

Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the family Macroscelididae, native to Africa, thought to be more closely related elephants than to true shrews.

Any South American shrewlike marsupial of the family Caenolestidae.

Any of various moles that resemble shrews.