wren Definition
wren (ren)
noun
- any of a large family (Troglodytidae) of small, insect-eating passerine birds having a long bill, rounded wings, and a stubby, erect tail; esp., the house wren (Troglodytes aedon), that often nests in birdhouses in North America
- any of certain other passerine birds of various families
Etymology: ME wrenne < OE wrenna, prob. akin to OHG rentilo, ON rindill
Wren¹ Definition
Wren (ren)
noun
Informal a member of the (British) Women's Royal Naval Service
Wren² Definition
Wren (ren)
Wren, Sir Christopher 1632-1723; Eng. architect
wren Synonyms
wren
n.
Kinds of wrens include: house, western house, winter, western winter, Carolina, long-billed marsh, tule marsh, cactus, cañon, rock, Nevada cañon, Berwick;
wren Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hunt: Lets go and hunt the wren, I say.
- see: I saw several wrens working their way along the hedgerows but there were no other birds of interest.
- kill: Hunting of the Wren It is unlucky to kill a wren on any day apart from Boxing Day.
- include: Around the time of maximum partiality there was much singing from birds including wrens, robins and a blackcap.
- spot: I even spotted a jenny wren on the compost heap.
- watch: On February 24 I watched a wren seeking food in my garden.
Adjective modifier
- little: He who shall hurt the little wren Shall never be beloved by men.
- tiny: Another morning a tiny wren actually came in to my room and flew about for some time before finding its way back to freedom.
- blue: The first species to be seen by European settlers was aptly called the superb blue wren!
- even: Crushed or grated nuts attract robins, dunnocks and even wrens.
- young: Bird Life Among the bushes by a shady path an adult calls a warning to four young wrens.
- small: Smallest wrens, we know, by training and the aid of machinery, are capable of many things.
Modifies a noun
- medium: WREN media communication skills courses have helped hundreds of speakers to find their voice.
- funding: WREN funding contributed toward the cast items of the bridge.
- singing: Heard a Canyon wren singing, tho we didn't know it at the time, as we hadn't yet found a tape.
- number: Wren numbers in the UK were greatly depleted by the cold winter of 1962/63 ( Marchant et al.
Noun used with modifier
- jenny: The little jenny wren, whose nest I mentioned in my previous letter, has now hatched out her family.
- house: Near the entrance we saw house wren, a perching gray hawk, an abundance of great kiskadees and several other flycatcher species.
- rock: The rock wren feeds chiefly in open slopes on mountain ranges.
- canyon: A canyon wren called in the distance but eluded us.

