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Wren
1[ren]
noun
a member of the Wrens.
Wren
2[ren]
noun
Sir Christopher, 1632–1723, English architect.
Percival Christopher, 1885–1941, English novelist.
wren
3[ren]
noun
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
any of various similar, unrelated birds, especially any of several Old World warblers.
wren
1/ ɛ /
noun
any small brown passerine songbird of the chiefly American family Troglodytidae, esp Troglodytes troglodytes ( wren in Britain, winter wren in the US and Canada). They have a slender bill and feed on insects
any of various similar birds of the families Muscicapidae (Australian warblers), Xenicidae (New Zealand wrens), etc
Wren
2/ ɛ /
noun
informalhistory (in Britain and certain other nations) a member of the former Women's Royal Naval Service
Wren
3/ ɛ /
noun
Sir Christopher. 1632–1723, English architect. He designed St Paul's Cathedral and over 50 other London churches after the Great Fire as well as many secular buildings
Word History and Origins
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Origin of Wren2
Word History and Origins
Origin of Wren1
Origin of Wren2
Example Sentences
It’s a hellishly impressive performance by the young actor Jonah Wren Phillips, who does things with knives and teeth and windows and cats that will haunt your brain.
Outside is a bench dedicated to "Jennie Wren" – the family's pet name for her daughter – where Ms Moore often sits to reflect and allow memories from happier times to return.
Adam Wren of Politico also wrote on Saturday about Vance's relentless bellyaching.
Wrens "are very flighty," he says with a laugh.
By the time of the Normandy landings, Lamb had been doing her part to defeat the Nazis for almost five years as member of the Women’s Royal Naval Service, known as the Wrens.
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