English Explanatory Dictionary

mews

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.
  2. A place where birds of prey are housed.
noun
  1. plural of mew
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mew

Pronunciation

/mjuːz/ myo͞oz LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mews.wav

Word forms

mews mewses

Etymology

From Mewes, the name of the royal stables at Charing Cross, which is the plural of mew (“falcon cage”).

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