Definitions for MEWmyu
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mewmyu
the cry of a cat.
the cry of a gull.
(v.i.)to emit a mew.
Origin of mew:
1275–1325
mewmyu(n.)
a small gull, Larus canus, of Eurasia and NW North America.
Category: Ornithology
Origin of mew:
bef. 900; ME; OE mǣwe, c. OS mēu, MD mēwe
mewmyu(n.)
a cage for hawks.
a place of retirement or concealment.
mews, (usu. with a sing. v.) stables and usu. servants' quarters built around a courtyard. a street having apartments converted from such stables. a secluded street.
Category: British
Origin of mew:
1325–75; ME mue < MF, n. der. of muer to molt
Princeton's WordNet
meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaul(noun)
the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
mew, mew gull, sea mew, Larus canus(verb)
the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
meow, mew(verb)
cry like a cat
"the cat meowed"
mew(verb)
utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls
Webster Dictionary
Mew(noun)
a gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb
Mew(verb)
to shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers
Mew(verb)
to cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance
Mew(noun)
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
Mew(noun)
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
Mew(verb)
to shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure
Mew(verb)
to cry as a cat
Mew(noun)
the common cry of a cat
Translations for MEW
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
mew(noun)
such a cry.
- miaauAfrikaans
- مُواءArabic
- мяуканеBulgarian
- miadoPortuguese (BR)
- mňoukáníCzech
- das MiauenGerman
- mjavenDanish
- νιαούρισμαGreek
- maullidoSpanish
- näugumineEstonian
- صدای گربهFarsi
- maukuminenFinnish
- miaulementFrench
- יִללַת הַחָתוּלHebrew
- बल्ली की आवाज, सागर का पक्षीHindi
- mijaukCroatian
- nyávogásHungarian
- suara meonganIndonesian
- mjálmIcelandic
- miagolioItalian
- ニャーという鳴き声Japanese
- 야옹Korean
- miaukimasLithuanian
- ņaudēšanaLatvian
- ngiauMalay
- miauwDutch
- mjau(ing); måkeskrikNorwegian
- miauczeniePolish
- صدای گربهPersian
- د پيشو آوازPashto
- miadoPortuguese
- mieunatRomanian
- мяуканьеRussian
- mňaučanieSlovak
- mijavkanjeSlovenian
- mjaukSerbian
- jamandeSwedish
- เสียงร้องของแมวThai
- miyavlamaTurkish
- 喵(貓叫聲)Chinese (Trad.)
- нявканняUkrainian
- میاؤں کی آوازUrdu
- tiếng meo meoVietnamese
- 咪（猫叫声）Chinese (Simp.)
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