Virago

What do we mean by virago?

A woman regarded as noisy, scolding, or domineering. noun

A large, strong, courageous woman. noun

A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior. noun

Hence A bold, impudent, turbulent woman; a termagant: now the usual meaning. noun

capitalized NL. (A. Newton, 1871). A genus of Anatinæ: so called because the female has a peculiarity of the windpipe usually found only in male ducks. The species is V. punctata (or castanea) of Australia. noun

A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior. noun

Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a termagant; a vixen. noun

Given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation; a shrew, a termagant noun

Scolding, domineering, highly opinionated; a fishwife, a nag noun

Rough, loud, and aggressive noun

Pertaining to a virago adjective

A large strong and aggressive woman noun

A noisy or scolding or domineering woman noun

A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.

A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.

A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

Words that are spelled similarly to virago:
virago, virgo, virage, vorago.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word virago:
shrew, broodmare, reprint, ursula, epsom, filly, cruiser, sleeve, carmen, isbn, classics, penguin, imprint, heroic, press, destroyer, feminist, sank, owen, publish, hms, motorcycle, torpedo, derby, sarah, edited, novel, cape, publishing, waters, woman, books, fiction, literary, women, literature, winner, navy, list, sound, ships, modern, prize, port, engine, word, crew, stories, editor, book, royal, collection, launched.

Words that rhyme with virago:
go, blow, show, know, forego, snow, so, throw, flow, though, ratio, pro, hello, quo, grow, row, sew, apropos, mow, bio, low, forgo, shadow, o, woe, crow, portfolio, no, although, potato, bestow, yoe, toe, undergo, studio, hoe, glow, owe, joe, aglow, co, escrow, indigo, willow, dough, espresso, archipelago, plateau, cameo, slow, rainbow, beau, tomato, doe, adagio, ho, foe, otto, coco, status quo, fallow, glo, lo, below, radio, hydro, vertigo, manifesto, tow, meadow, tomorrow, patio, veto, overthrow, audio, plough, tempo, torso, roe, calypso, aficionado, borrow, micro, mo, rhino, winnow, photo, tornado, buffalo, quid pro quo, portico, tableau, whoa, dado, torpedo, rococo, gusto, grotto, calico, solo.

Adjectives that are often used to describe virago:
terrible, old, fierce, little, perfect, young, masculine, true, formidable, huge, undaunted, veritable, vulgar, beautiful, fair, angry, coarse, fanatic, cruel, headed, clamorous, tall, cumbrous, bold, inimitable, dark, black, regular, tongued, lusty, penguin, eyed, republican, italian, faced, unsexed, famous, robust, vile, stout, antique, bigoted, looking, furious, vixenish, genuine, noble, savage, implacable, shrill, brave, terrifying, fearsome, haughty, jealous, royal, fat, quarrelsome, powerful, dacian, feminist, overbearing, wild, disappointed, hotheaded, known, hateful, generous, ferocious, peevish, redoubtable, tempered, mustached, muscular, infamous, cold, repulsive, illustrious, handed, moustached, featured, drunken, colossal, latin, avenging, vengeful, bearded, loyal, northern, literary, indignant, natured, male.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective virago:
sleeve, sleeves.

Words that sound like virago:
virago, vergo, vargo, vireo, farago, verano, verga, varig, virgo, farrago, varga, vario, varano, viro, virii, varco, wierenga, viereck, scirocco, dirigo, arago, vero, varicose, very good, vego, varia, variegate, varo, verrocchio, verno, varix, verex, virage, vertigo, virile, van gogh, vigo, verruca, jerico, viera, vango, vira, vereen, viris, virga, veera, viggo, varg, viri, virchow, vago, varan, vico, verdugo, vrai, viril, viren, virgie, virion, virius, veery, vierra, virial, vagi, virat, viron, varro, fair go, vengo, vinco, varroa, varisco, vrag, viroqua, vierzig, viros, borago, cheerio, fargo, forgo, froggy, forego, drago, amerigo, sirocco, derecho, wargo, frigo, fraga, crago, frago, chirico, turaco, hiroko, arrigo, trago, derrico, origo, shiraki, filago.