wren

Speech parts

1. wren - Noun

2. Wren - Proper noun

Meaning

Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the family Troglodytidae.

Any one of numerous species of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

warren blue jay kingbird rain ren songbird pipit serin goldcrest kinglet oscine dunnock jenny wren Ryan Doreen

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Hypernyms

passerine passeriform bird

Hyponyms

rock wren marsh wren Carolina wren house wren cactus wren Salpinctes obsoletus

Phrases with the word

wren-babbler sooty-headed wren water wren peep-wren crested wren wren-spinetail

Anagrams

wern

Examples

There was an old man with a beard, who said: 'It is just as I feared! Two owls and a hen, four larks and a wren have all built their nests in my beard. Edward Lear

Raphael paints wisdom Handel sings it, Phidias carves it, Shakespeare writes it, Wren builds it, Columbus sails it, Luther preaches it, Washington arms it, Watt mechanizes it. Ralph Waldo Emerson

He who shall hurt the little wren Shall never be beloved by men. William Blake

The robin and the wren are God's cock and hen; the martin and the swallow are God's mate and marrow. Tanzanian Proverb

A wren in the hand is better than a crane to be caught. Irish Proverb

The nest is enough for a wren. Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

wreke Wrekenton Wrekin Wren Day wren warbler wren-babbler