Associations to the word «Mew»
Noun
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Pictures for the word «Mew»
Wiktionary
MEW, noun. (obsolete) A gull, seagull.
MEW, noun. (obsolete) A prison, or other place of confinement.
MEW, noun. (obsolete) A hiding place; a secret store or den.
MEW, noun. (falconry) A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
MEW, noun. (falconry) (in the plural) A building or set of buildings where moulting birds are kept.
MEW, verb. (obsolete) To shut away, confine, lock up.
MEW, verb. (of a bird) To moult.
MEW, noun. The crying sound of a cat; a meow.
MEW, verb. (of a cat) To meow.
MEW, interjection. A cat's cry.
Dictionary definition
MEW, noun. The sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this).
MEW, noun. The common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America.
MEW, verb. Cry like a cat; "the cat meowed".
MEW, verb. Utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls.
Wise words
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truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.