Updates
Your unread post, follow, and push notifications will appear here.
SHRIKE, n. [See Shriek .] The butcher-bird; a genus of birds called Lanius, of s...
SHRIGHT, for shrieked . SHRIGHT , n. A shriek. [ Not in use .]
SHRIFT, n. Confession made to a priest. Obs .
SHRIEVE, n. Sherif. [ Not in use .]
SHRIE'VALTY, n. [from sherif .] Sherifalty; the office of a sherif. It was ordai...
SHRIE'VAL, a. Pertaining to a sherif. [ Not in use .]
SHRIE'KING, ppr. Crying out with a shrill voice.
SHRIEK, v.i. [L. ruga , wrinkled, rugo , to bray.] To utter a sharp shrill cry; ...
SHREW'ISHNESS, n. The qualities of a shrew; forwardness; petulance; turbulent cl...
SHREW'ISHLY, adv. Peevishly; clamorously; turbulently. He speaks very shrewishly...
SHREW'ISH, a. Having the qualities of a shrew; forward; peevish; petulantly clam...
SHREWD'NESS, n. 1. Sly cunning; archness. The neighbors round admire his shrewdn...
SHREWD'LY, adv. Mischievously; destructively. This practice hath most shrewdly p...
SHREWD, a. 1. Having the qualities of a shrew; vexatious; troublesome; mischievo...
SHREW'-MOUSE, n. A small animal resembling a mouse, but belong to the genus Sore...
SHREW, n. 1. A peevish, brawling, turbulent, vexatious woman. It appears to have...