Word Meaning

mews definition and meaning

n. A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.
v. t. To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers.
v. i. To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.
n. 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.
n. 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.
v. t. To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure.
v. i. To cry as a cat.
n. The common cry of a cat.
n. sing. & pl. An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.

Crossword clues for mews

- Cat cry
- kittenish cry
- Meow
- Miaow
- Sea bird makes cat-like sound
- Shed feathers
- Horse stables
- Row of houses above stables