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Harpy
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harpy
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a shrewish woman |
| Synonyms: | Xanthippe, hag, nag, shrew, virago, vixen |
| Main Entry: | miser |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who hoards money, possessions |
| Synonyms: | Scrooge, cheapskate, churl, harpy, hoarder, moneygrubber, penny-pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, stiff*, tightwad |
| Antonyms: | spender, spendthrift, waster, wastrel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vixen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foxy person |
| Synonyms: | Xanthippe, cat, dragon, harpy, harridan, hellcat, she-devil, shrew, termagant, virago, witch |
| Main Entry: | hag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | biddy |
| Synonyms: | Jezebel, Medusa, bag, battle-ax, beldam, biddy, crone, fishwife, fury, gorgon, harpy, harridan, ogress, shrew, slattern, sorceress, termagant, virago, vixen, witch |
| Main Entry: | shrew |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mean lady |
| Synonyms: | amazon, backbiter, battle-ax, biddy, bitch, calumniator, carper, detractor, dragon, fire-eater, fishwife, fury, harpy, harridan, hell cat, hellion, hussy, madcap, muckraker, nag, ogress, old biddy, porcupine, reviler, scold, she-devil, she-wolf, siren, spitfire, termagant, tigress, virago, vituperator, vixen, wench |
| Main Entry: | virago |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aggressive woman |
| Synonyms: | amazon, beldame, fishwife, harpy, scold, shrew, termagant, vixen |
| Main Entry: | battle-ax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | "harsh, domineering woman" |
| Synonyms: | battleaxe, fishwife, fury, hag, harpy, harridan, nag, scold, shrew, termagant, virago |
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