mew
1[ myoo ]
/ myu /
noun
the tiny, high-pitched sound a cat or kitten makes.
the characteristic sound a gull makes.
verb (used without object)
to make a mew or emit a similar sound.
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Origin of mew
11275–1325; Middle English meuen; imitative
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mew
mews museWords nearby mew
Definition for mewed (2 of 3)
mew3
[ myoo ]
/ myu /
noun
a cage for hawks, especially while molting.
a pen in which poultry is fattened.
a place of retirement or concealment.
mews, (usually used with a singular verb) Chiefly British.
- (formerly) an area of stables built around a small street.
- a street having small apartments converted from such stables.
verb (used with object)
Archaic. to shut up in or as in a mew; confine; conceal (often followed by up).
Origin of mew
3Definition for mewed (3 of 3)
mew4
[ myoo ]
/ myu /
verb (used with or without object)
to shed (feathers); to molt.
Origin of mew
41325–75; Middle English mewen < Old French muer to molt < Latin mūtāre to change
OTHER WORDS FROM mew
mew·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for mewed (1 of 4)
mew1
/ (mjuː) /
verb
(intr) (esp of a cat) to make a characteristic high-pitched cry
noun
such a sound
Word Origin for mew
C14: imitative
British Dictionary definitions for mewed (2 of 4)
mew2
/ (mjuː) /
noun
any seagull, esp the common gull, Larus canusAlso called: mew gull, sea mew
Word Origin for mew
Old English mǣw; compare Old Saxon mēu, Middle Dutch mēwe
British Dictionary definitions for mewed (3 of 4)
mew3
/ (mjuː) /
noun
a room or cage for hawks, esp while moulting
verb
(tr often foll by up) to confine (hawks or falcons) in a shelter, cage, etc, usually by tethering them to a perch
to confine, conceal
Word Origin for mew
C14: from Old French mue, from muer to moult, from Latin mūtāre to change
British Dictionary definitions for mewed (4 of 4)
mew4
/ (mjuː) /
verb
(intr) (of hawks or falcons) to moult
(tr) obsolete to shed (one's covering, clothes, etc)
Word Origin for mew
C14: from Old French muer to moult, from Latin mūtāre to change
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