shrew

Main Entry:
shrew [shroo]
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: harpy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a shrewish woman
Synonyms: Xanthippe, hag, nag, shrew, virago, vixen
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: virago
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: aggressive woman
Synonyms: amazon, beldame, fishwife, harpy, scold, shrew, termagant, vixen
Main Entry: harridan
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: nagger
Synonyms: crone, hag, shrew, strumpet, virago, vixen, woman
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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