mew

¹mew

noun \ˈmyü\

Definition of MEW

: gull; especially : a small gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and western North America

Origin of MEW

Middle English, from Old English mǣw; akin to Old Norse mār gull

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

Rhymes with MEW

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo

²mew

verb

Definition of MEW

intransitive verb

: to utter a mew or similar sound <gulls mewed over the bay>

transitive verb

: to utter by mewing : meow

Origin of MEW

Middle English mewen, of imitative origin

First Known Use: 14th century

³mew

noun

Definition of MEW

: meow

First Known Use of MEW

1596

⁴mew

noun

Definition of MEW

1

: an enclosure for trained hawks —usually used in plural

2

: a place for hiding or retirement

3

plural but sing or plural in constr chiefly British

a (1) : stables usually with living quarters built around a court (2) : living quarters adapted from such stables

b : back street : alley

Origin of MEW

Middle English mewe, from Anglo-French mue, muwe, from muer to change, molt, from Latin mutare to change — more at mutable

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

⁵mew

transitive verb

Definition of MEW

: to shut up : confine —often used with up

First Known Use of MEW

15th century