mew: Meaning and Definition of
mew
Pronunciation: (my), [key]
— n.
- the tiny, high-pitched sound a cat or kitten makes.
- the characteristic sound a gull makes.
—v.i.
- to make a mew or emit a similar sound.
mew
Pronunciation: (my), [key]
— n.
- a small gull, Larus canus, of Eurasia and northwestern North America. Also called
mew
Pronunciation: (my), [key]
— n.
- a cage for hawks, esp. while molting.
- a pen in which poultry is fattened.
- a place of retirement or concealment.
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- (formerly) an area of stables built around a small street.
- a street having small apartments converted from such stables.
—v.t.
- to shut up in or as in a mew; confine; conceal (often fol. by up).
mew
Pronunciation: (my), [key]
— v.t., v.i.
- to shed (feathers); to molt.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.