Wrens
[ renz ]
noun(used with a singular or plural verb)Chiefly British Informal.
the Women's Royal Naval Service: established in 1917 as an auxiliary to the Royal Navy.
Origin of Wrens
1Pronounced form of the initial letters, with placement of vowel suggested by wren
Words Nearby Wrens
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How to use Wrens in a sentence
The Wrens and the nuthatches and chickadees succeed to these abandoned cavities, and often have amusing disputes over them.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsThe nuthatches frequently pass the night in them, and the Wrens and chickadees nest in them.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsDoves, Wrens, and robins are birds of good omen, and the many superstitions regarding them are all associated with good luck.
Animal Ghosts | Elliott O'DonnellMore devoted homebodies than these little Wrens are not among the feathered tribe.
Bird Neighbors | Neltje BlanchanEvidently the Wrens, as a family, are not far removed in the evolutionary scale from true water-birds.
Bird Neighbors | Neltje Blanchan
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