Shrew vs Virgo - What's the difference?
shrew | virgo |
Any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
(zodiac constellations): A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica.
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(astrology): The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 - September 22 (tropical astrology) or September 16 - October 15 (sidereal astrology).
As nouns the difference between shrew and virgo
is that shrew is any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family soricidae while virgo is someone with a virgo star sign.As a verb shrew
is (obsolete|transitive) to beshrew; to curse.As a proper noun virgo is
(zodiac constellations): a constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star spica.shrew
English
Noun
(en noun)- 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 shrewDerived terms
* elephant shrew * Etruscan shrew * hardishrew * jumping shrew * Nelson's small-eared shrew * shrew-run * shrewd * shrewish * tree shrewvirgo
English
Proper noun
(en-proper noun) (symbol )- Now, masters, draw. [They shoot.] O, well said, Lucius! Good boy, in Virgo’s lap.
