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

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mew

plural of mew

present participle of mew

The act of producing a mew sound. / The act of one who mews (in any sense).

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

(slang, neologism) To flatten the tongue against the roof of the mouth for supposed health benefits.

(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, poetic) A gull, seagull.

(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.