fishwifes

noun

variants or fishwives
plural of fishwife
as in dragon ladies

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  1. furies
  2. vixens
  3. shrews
Noun
  • None could tame its political furies; its covert operations, which killed more than a thousand Americans in Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan; or its expansion, through the creation of like-minded extremist movements, across the Middle East.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Just as players once had to fight the three furies in later runs of Hades, the Oceanus boss fight requires Melinoë to fight a trio of sirens — each with their own move set, weapons, and health — in order to move forward.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
Definition of furies
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  • Critics leapt at the chance to cast feminists as prudes and housewives as vixens.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of vixens
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  • Better still are the mountain views that surround the lake and the robust collection of wildlife that call this place home, from voles, shrews, and marmots to elk, black bears, and porcupines.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • And unlike voles and other plant-eating garden visitors, shrews rarely damage plants, roots, or bulbs.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of shrews
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