Vocabulary : Shrapnel to Shrewish

Shrapnel : Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army. ;; A shrapnel shell; shrapnel shells, collectively.
Shred : A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. ;; In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. ;; of Shred ;; To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. ;; To lop; to prune; to trim.
Shredcook : The fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Shredded : of Shred
Shredding : of Shred ;; The act of cutting or tearing into shreds. ;; That which is cut or torn off; a piece.

Shreddy : Consisting of shreds.
Shredless : Having no shreds; without a shred.
Shrew : Wicked; malicious. ;; Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold. ;; Any small insectivore of the genus Sorex and several allied genera of the family Sorecidae. In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are the smallest of all mammals. ;; To beshrew; to curse.
Shrewd : Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish. ;; Artful; wily; cunning; arch. ;; Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
Shrewish : having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish.

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