As a proper noun eagle
is the landing unit of apollo 11 or
eagle can be a city in alaska.
As a noun shrew is
any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family soricidae.
As a verb shrew is
(obsolete|transitive) to beshrew; to curse.
eagle English
Noun
( en noun)
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
(heraldiccharge) A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.
(US, currency) A gold coin with a face value of $10.00 formerly used in the United States.
(golf) A score of two under par for a hole.
Derived terms
(terms derived from the carnivorous bird)
* American eagle
* bald eagle
* eagle-eye, eagle-eyed
* eaglehawk
* eagle owl
* Eagle Scout
* eaglestone
* eaglet
* fish eagle
* golden eagle
* Haast's eagle
* Philippine eagle
* (red-backed sea-eagle)
* sea eagle
* spread eagle
* wedge-tailed eagle
* (white-bellied sea eagle)
* (white-breasted sea eagle)
* white-tailed eagle
* double eagle
* half eagle
Synonyms
* (Accipitridae) erne, broadwing
Verb
(golf) To score an eagle.
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Anagrams
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shrew English
Noun
( en noun)
Any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
- You'd better not stay out late tonight — your mother is quite a shrew and you'll never hear the end of it.
Synonyms
* (mouselike mammal) ranny (obsolete)
Hyponyms
* (mouselike mammal) common shrew
Derived terms
* elephant shrew
* Etruscan shrew
* hardishrew
* jumping shrew
* Nelson's small-eared shrew
* shrew-run
* shrewd
* shrewish
* tree shrew
Verb
( en verb)
(obsolete) To beshrew; to curse.
* Chaucer
- I shrew myself.
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