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n.

A cage for hawks, especially when molting.
A secret place; a hideaway.
mews (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. A group of buildings originally containing private stables, often converted into residential apartments.
2. A small street, alley, or courtyard on which such buildings stand.

v.   mewed, mew·ing, mews

v.   tr.
To confine in or as if in a cage.

v.   intr.
To molt. Used of a hawk.

[Middle English meue, from Old French mue, from muer, to molt, from Latin mūtāre, to change; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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mew² Audio Help   (myōō) Pronunciation Key
intr.v.   mewed, mew·ing, mews
To make the high-pitched, crying sound of a cat; meow.

n.   The crying sound of a cat; a meow.

[Middle English meuen, of imitative origin.]

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