shrew — paprastasis kirstukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Sorex araneus angl. English shrew; Eurasian common shrew; shrew; shrew mouse vok. gemeine Spitzmaus; Hausspitzmaus; Schabracken Waldspitzmaus;… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
shrew-mouse — paprastasis kirstukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Sorex araneus angl. English shrew; Eurasian common shrew; shrew; shrew mouse vok. gemeine Spitzmaus; Hausspitzmaus; Schabracken Waldspitzmaus;… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
shrew´like´ — shrew «shroo», noun. 1. a small mammal like a mouse, that has a long snout, tiny eyes and ears, and brownish fur. Shrews eat insects and worms. 2. Figurative. a bad tempered, quarrelsome woman: »Once the marriage contract is signed, the sweet… … Useful english dictionary
shrew — small mammal, O.E. screawa shrew mouse, unknown outside English, perhaps from P.Gmc. *skreu to cut (see SHRED (Cf. shred)). Alternative O.E. word for it was scirfemus, from sceorfan to gnaw. The meaning peevish, malignant, clamorous, spiteful,… … Etymology dictionary
shrew — [ʃru:] n [: Old English; Origin: screawa] 1.) a very small animal like a mouse with a long pointed nose 2.) old fashioned an unpleasant woman who always argues and disagrees with people … Dictionary of contemporary English
shrew — ► NOUN 1) a small insect eating mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes. 2) a bad tempered or aggressively assertive woman. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
English phonology — See also: Phonological history of English English phonology is the study of the sound system (phonology) of the English language. Like many languages, English has wide variation in pronunciation, both historically and from dialect to dialect. In… … Wikipedia
Shrew — Taxobox name = ShrewsMSW3 Hutterer | pages = 223 300] fossil range = Middle Eocene to Recent image width = 250px image caption = Southern Short tailed Shrew regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Soricomorpha familia =… … Wikipedia
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
Shrew's fiddle — A shrew s fiddle at the torture museum in Freiburg im Breisgau A shrew s fiddle or neck violin is a variation of the yoke, pillory or rigid irons whereby the wrists are locked in front of the bound person by a hinged board or steel bar.[1] It was … Wikipedia
