One entry found for shrew.

Entry Word: shrew
Function: noun
Text: a bad-tempered scolding woman <Rip Van Winkle went off into mountains to escape his wife, a shrew who made his life miserable>
Synonyms fury, harpy, termagant, virago
Related Words carper, castigator, censurer, caviler (or caviller), critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold; belittler, derider, detractor; pettifogger, quibbler