mew
noun
- 1
A gull, seagull.
noun
- 1
A prison, or other place of confinement.
- 2
A hiding place; a secret store or den.
- 3
A breeding-cage for birds.
- 4
A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
- 5
(in the plural) A building or set of buildings where moulting birds are kept.
verb
- 1
To shut away, confine, lock up.
- 2
(of a bird) To moult.
“The hawk mewed his feathers.”
- 3
(of a bird) To cause to moult.
- 4
(of a deer) To shed antlers.
noun
- 1
The crying sound of a cat; a meow, especially of a kitten.
- 2
The crying sound of a gull.
- 3
An exclamation of disapproval; a boo.
verb
- 1
(of a cat, especially of a kitten) To meow.
interjection
- 1
A cat's (especially a kitten's) cry.
- 2
A gull's cry.
- 3
An exclamation of disapproval; boo.
verb
- 1
To flatten the tongue against the roof of the mouth for supposed health benefits.
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