Shrew vs. Bat

Shrewnoun

Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).

Shrewnoun

Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha).

Shrewnoun

(pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.

Shrewverb

To beshrew; to curse.

Shrewadjective

Wicked; malicious.

Shrewnoun

Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold.

Shrewnoun

Any small insectivore of the genus Sorex and several allied genera of the family Sorecidæ. 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.

Shrewverb

To beshrew; to curse.

Shrewnoun

a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

Shrewnoun

small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles

Shrewnoun

a small insectivorous mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes.

Shrewnoun

a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman

Shrew

Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different families or orders.

Batnoun

Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation.

Batnoun

(offensive) An old woman.

Batnoun

A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.

Batnoun

A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

Batnoun

(two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.

Batnoun

(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.

Batnoun

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

Batnoun

A part of a brick with one whole end.

Batnoun

A stroke; a sharp blow.

Batnoun

A stroke of work.

Batnoun

(informal) Rate of motion; speed.

Batnoun

A spree; a jollification.

Batnoun

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Batnoun

(obsolete) packsaddle

Batverb

(transitive) to hit with a bat.

Batverb

(intransitive) to take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

Batverb

(intransitive) to strike or swipe as though with a bat

Batverb

(transitive) to flutter: bat one's eyelashes.

Batverb

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

Batverb

To wink.

Batnoun

A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

Batnoun

In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.

Batnoun

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

Batnoun

A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat.

Batnoun

Shale or bituminous shale.

Batnoun

A stroke; a sharp blow.

Batnoun

A stroke of work.

Batnoun

Rate of motion; speed.

Batnoun

A spree; a jollification.

Batnoun

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Batnoun

One of the Chiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Chiroptera and Vampire.

Batnoun

Same as Tical, n., 1.

Batverb

To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.

Batverb

To use a bat, as in a game of baseball; when used with a numerical postmodifier it indicates a baseball player's performance (as a decimal) at bat; as, he batted .270 in 1993 (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his official turns at bat).

Batverb

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

Batverb

To wink.

Batnoun

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

Batnoun

(baseball) a turn batting;

Batnoun

a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

Batnoun

a bat used in playing cricket

Batnoun

a club used for hitting a ball in various games

Batverb

strike with, or as if with a baseball bat;

Batverb

wink briefly;

Batverb

have a turn at bat;

Batverb

use a bat;

Batverb

beat thoroughly in a competition or fight;

Batnoun

an implement with a handle and a solid surface, typically of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as cricket, baseball, and table tennis

Batnoun

a turn at playing with a bat.

Batnoun

a person batting, especially in cricket; a batsman

Batnoun

each of a pair of objects resembling table tennis bats, used by a person on the ground to guide a taxiing aircraft.

Batnoun

a slab on which pottery is formed, dried, or fired.

Batnoun

a mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and limbs.

Batnoun

a woman regarded as unattractive or unpleasant

Batverb

(of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball

Batverb

defend the interests of; support

Batverb

hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand

Batverb

flutter (one's eyelashes or eyelids), typically in a flirtatious manner

Bat

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera. With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.