shrike

As a noun shrike

is any of various passerine birds of the family laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.

As a verb shrive is

(transitive|and|intransitive) to hear or receive a confession (of sins etc).

As nouns the difference between shrike and shrine

is that shrike is any of various passerine birds of the family laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns while shrine is a holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.

As a verb shrine is

to enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.

As nouns the difference between shrike and strike

is that shrike is any of various passerine birds of the family laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns while strike is (baseball) a status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.

As a verb strike is

to delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.

As nouns the difference between shrike and woodchat

is that shrike is any of various passerine birds of the family laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns while woodchat is lanius senator , a medium-sized migratory passerine bird of the shrike family.

As a noun shrike

is any of various passerine birds of the family laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.

As an adjective shrikelike is

resembling or characteristic of a shrike.