: gull
especially
: a small gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and western North America
mewed; mewing; mews
: to utter a mew or similar sound
gulls mewed over the bay
: to utter by mewing : meow
1
: an enclosure for trained hawks
—usually used in plural
2
: a place for hiding or retirement
3
mews plural in form but singular or plural in construction chiefly British
a(1)
: stables usually with living quarters built around a court
(2)
: living quarters adapted from such stables
b
: back street : alley
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