Definitions for mew
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaulnoun

   the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)

2. mew, mew gull, sea mew, Larus canusverb

   the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America

3. meow, mewverb

   cry like a cat

   "the cat meowed"

4. mewverb

   utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mewnoun

   Etymology: mue, French.

   1. A cage; an inclosure; a place where any thing is confined.

   Forth-coming from her darksom mew,
   Where she all day did hide her hated hew. Fairy Queen.

   There then she does transform to monstruous hues,
   And horribly mis-shapes with ugly sights,
   Captiv’d eternally in iron mews,
   And darksom dens, where Titan his face never shews. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   Her lofty hand would of itself refuse
   To touch the dainty needle or nice thread;
   She hated chambers, closets, secret mews,
   And in broad fields preserv’d her maidenhead. Edward Fairfax.

   2. [ mæw , Saxon.]A sea-fowl.

   Among the first sort we reckon coots, sanderlings, and meawes. Carew.

   The vessel sticks, and shews her open’d side,
   And on her shatter’d mast the mews in triumph ride. Dryd.

2. To Mewverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To shut up; to confine; to imprison; to inclose.

   He in dark corners mew’d,
   Mutter’d of matters as their books them shew’d. Hubberd.

   Unto the bush her eye did sudden glance,
   In which vain Braggadocio was mewed,
   And saw it stir. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   Why should your fears, which, as they say, attend
   The steps of wrong, then move you to mew up
   Your tender kinsman. William Shakespeare, King John.

   Fair Hermia, question your desires;
   Know of your youth, examine well your blood,
   Whether if you yield not to your father’s choice,
   You can endure the livery of a nun;
   For aye to be in shady cloister mew’d,
   To live a barren sister all your life,
   Chanting faint hymns to the cold, fruitless moon. William Shakespeare.

   More pity that the eagle should be mew’d,
   While kites and buzzards prey at liberty. William Shakespeare.

   Feign them sick,
   Close mew’d in their sedans, for fear of air. John Dryden, Juv.

   It is not possible to keep a young gentleman from vice by a total ignorance of it, unless you will all his life mew him up in a closet, and never let him go into company. John Locke.

   2. To shed the feathers. It is, I believe, used in this sense, because birds are, by close confinement, brought to shed their feathers.

   I should discourse of hawks, and then treat of their ayries, mewings, custing, and renovation of their feathers. Izaak Walton.

   The sun hath mew’d his beams from off his lamp,
   And majesty defac’d the royal stamp. John Cleveland.

   Nine times the moon had mew’d her horns, at length
   With travel weary, unsupply’d with strength,
   And with the burden of her womb opprest,
   Sabean fields afford her needful rest. Dryden.

   3. [ Miauler, French.]To cry as a cat.

   Let Hercules himself do what he may,
   The cat will mew, the dog will have his day. William Shakespeare.

   They are not improveable beyond their own genius: a dog will never learn to mew, nor a cat to bark. Nehemiah Grew, Cos.

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1. mew

   Mew is a verb that refers to the high-pitched crying sound made by a cat or a gull. It can also be a noun referring to this sound. Moreover, it is also a term used in falconry to describe the action of a bird shedding its feathers. The term can also refer to a sequestered or confined space.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Mewnoun

   a gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb

2. Mewverb

   to shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers

3. Mewverb

   to cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance

4. Mewnoun

   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

5. Mewnoun

   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

6. Mewverb

   to shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure

7. Mewverb

   to cry as a cat

8. Mewnoun

   the common cry of a cat

9. Etymology: [Of imitative origin; cf. G. miauen.]

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1. Mew

   Mew is a Danish alternative rock band, consisting of Jonas Bjerre, Bo Madsen, and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen. Bassist Johan Wohlert was also a founding member of the band, but left in 2006. Whilst their music may be classified as indie and on occasion progressive rock, the band's guitarist Bo Madsen refers to the band as "the world's only indie stadium band".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mew

   mū, n. a sea-fowl: a gull. [A.S. mǽw; Dut. meeuw, Ice. mâr, Ger. möwe; all imit.]

2. Mew

   mū, v.i. to cry as a cat.—n. the cry of a cat.

3. Mew

   mū, v.t. to change, as the covering or dress: to shed or cast: to confine, as in a cage.—v.i. to change: to cast the feathers: to moult.—n. a place for confining: a cage for hawks while mewing: generally in pl. a stable, because the royal stables were built where the king's falcons were kept. [O. Fr. mue, a changing, esp. of the coat or skin—muer, to mew—L. mutāre, to change.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mew

   [Anglo-Saxon mæw]. A name for the sea-gull.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MEW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mew is ranked #43369 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mew surname appeared 498 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mew.
   
   56.8% or 283 total occurrences were White.
   19.8% or 99 total occurrences were Asian.
   17% or 85 total occurrences were Black.
   3.6% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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How to pronounce mew?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mew in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mew
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mew
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mew
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mew
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mew
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=mew
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html