mew
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9.9
- noun
- /mjuː/
- UK
:
gaviota común
- While walking near the lake, I spotted a mew dining on small fish.
Examples
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Observers noted the mew flying gracefully above as it searched for food near the shoreline.
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The mew is often seen along the coasts of Eurasia, known for its distinctive gray feathers.
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I was not allowed to go to the mews that day.
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" Where is the mews? "
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"You come to the mews on the morrow?" he asked.
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The door to her mew was ajar, barely visible in the gloom.
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I stole a look down the length of the mews, where the hawks drowsed on their perches.
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At day's end, we four would sit round the fire in the mews, sipping a warm, sweet brew of milk and spices.
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I took a long, last look back at the mews, at Rath and Corwyn and Myrra, and the birds I had just begun to know.
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I gaped at these tidings, for they went entirely at odds with the harsh words she had for me earlier, when I had returned from the mews.
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Synonyms
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2.0
A medium to large white seabird with long pointed wings and short legs
A medium-sized seagull with pale grey wings and a white body that lives in Europe, Asia, and northeast North America
A medium-sized seabird with a grey back and white belly found in Europe, Asia, and northeastern North America
A medium white and grey bird that lives by the sea and eats fish
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mew for the gull comes from the bird's call — people heard a thin 'mew' and used that sound as the bird's name. So the small gull is called a mew because of its cry.