Mew
21mew — {{11}}mew (n.1) seagull, O.E. mæw, from P.Gmc. *maigwis (Cf. O.S. mew, Fris. meau, M.Du., M.L.G. mewe, Du. meeuw gull ), imitative of its cry. Old French moue (Mod.Fr. mouette) and Lith. mevas are Germanic loan words. {{12}}mew …
22mew — mew1 /myooh/, n. 1. the tiny, high pitched sound a cat or kitten makes. 2. the characteristic sound a gull makes. v.i. 3. to make a mew or emit a similar sound. [1275 1325; ME meuen; imit.] mew2 /myooh/, n. a small gull, Larus canus, of Eurasia… …
23mew — I [[t]myu[/t]] 1) the cry of a cat 2) the cry of a gull 3) to emit a mew • Etymology: 1275–1325 II mew [[t]myu[/t]] n. orn a small gull, Larus canus, of Eurasia and NW North America • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE mǣwe, c. OSmēu, MDmēwe III mew… …
24mew — 1. noun /mjuː/ a) A cage for hawks, especially while moulting. A daungerous and detestable place, / To which nor fish nor fowle did once approch, / But yelling Meawes, with Seagulles hoarse and bace [...]. b) A building or set of buildings where… …
25mew — mew1 verb (of a cat or gull) make a characteristic high pitched crying noise. noun a mewing noise. Origin ME: imitative. mew2 Falconry noun a cage or building for trained hawks, especially while they are moulting. verb 1》 (of a trained hawk)… …
26mew — I. /mju / (say myooh) noun 1. the sound a cat makes. –verb (i) 2. to make this sound. {imitative} II. /mju / (say myooh) noun a seagull, especially the common gull, Larus canus, of Europe. {Middle English mewe, Old English mǣw} III. /mju / (say… …
27mew — Spicknel Spick nel, n. [Contr. from spike nail a large, long nail; so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary leaves.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous herb ({Meum Athamanticum}) having finely divided leaves, common in Europe; called also… …
28mew — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mǣw; akin to Old Norse mār gull Date: before 12th century gull; especially a small gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and western North America II. verb Etymology: Middle English mewen, of imitative… …
29mew — verb Mew is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cat …
30mew — Synonyms and related words: adytum, ashram, bark, bawl, bay, beleaguer, bell, bellow, beset, besiege, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blockade, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, bray, burrow, cage, call, caterwaul, cave, cell, chamber, check, cloister …
