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- [myoo]
- /myu/
- /mjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [myoo]
- /myu/
Definitions of mew word
- noun mew a cage for hawks, especially while molting. 1
- noun mew a pen in which poultry is fattened. 1
- noun mew a place of retirement or concealment. 1
- noun mew mews, (usually used with a singular verb) Chiefly British. (formerly) an area of stables built around a small street. a street having small apartments converted from such stables. 1
- verb without object mew to make a mew or emit a similar sound. 1
- verb with object mew Archaic. to shut up in or as in a mew; confine; conceal (often followed by up). 1
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Origin of mew
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English meuen; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mew
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mew popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mew usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mew
verb mew
- fence — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- intern — to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
Antonyms for mew
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