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Meaning of 'mew' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mew [ n.]
- A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.
- A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; -- in the latter sense usually in the plural.
- A stable or range of stables for horses; -- compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables in London, built on the site of the king's mews for hawks.
- The common cry of a cat.
2 . Mew [ v. i.]
- To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.
- To cry as a cat.
3 . Mew [ v. t.]
- To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers.
- To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure.

Meaning of 'mew' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mew [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cry like a cat
Example in sentence:
  • the cat meowed

Nearby Words:

mewed mewing mewl mewled mewler mewling mews

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