Australian English Meaning of mew
mew
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Definitions and Meaning of mew in English
mew (n)
the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
mew (v)
cry like a cat
utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls
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.
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.
mew (v. i.)
To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.
To cry as a cat.
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mew
the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this), the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America, cry like a cat, utter a high-pitched cry, as
bark,bay,bellows,bleat,bray,cackle,calling,caterwaul,Caw,cheap
No antonyms found.
meve => sap, mevacor => Mevacor, meute => pack, meuse-argonne operation => Meuse-Argonne offensive, meuse-argonne => Meuse-Argonne,
