wren´like´

wren´like´
wren «rehn», noun.
1. a small brown or grayish songbird with rounded wings, a slender bill, and a short tail, often held erect, such as the house wren and the Carolina wren of North America. Wrens often build their nests near houses.
2. any one of certain similar birds.
[Old English wrenna]
wren´like´, adjective.
Wren or WREN «rehn», noun.
British Informal. a member of the Women's Royal Naval Service (W.R.N.S.), made part of the regular navy in 1949.
[spelling for pronunciation of W.R.N.(S.)]

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