simple past tense and past participle of mew

(Britain) An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place. / (falconry) A place where birds of prey are housed.

plural of mew

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mew

(archaic, poetic) A gull, seagull.

(obsolete) A prison, or other place of confinement. / (obsolete) A hiding place; a secret store or den. / (obsolete) A breeding-cage for birds. / (falconry) A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.

(archaic) To shut away, confine, lock up. / (of a bird) To moult. / (of a bird, obsolete) To cause to moult. / (of a deer, obsolete) To shed antlers.

The crying sound of a cat; a meow, especially of a kitten. / The crying sound of a gull or buzzard. / (obsolete) An exclamation of disapproval; a boo.

(of a cat, especially of a kitten) To meow. / (of a gull or buzzard) To make its cry.

A cat's (especially a kitten's) cry. / A gull's or buzzard's cry. / (archaic) An exclamation of disapproval; boo.