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mew

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Noun

  1. A gull, seagull.
  2. A prison, or other place of confinement.
  3. A hiding place; a secret store or den.
  4. A breeding-cage for birds.
  5. A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
  6. A building or set of buildings where moulting birds are kept.
  7. The crying sound of a cat; a meow, especially of a kitten.
  8. The crying sound of a gull or buzzard.
  9. An exclamation of disapproval; a boo.

Verb

  1. To shut away, confine, lock up.
  2. To moult.
  3. To cause to moult.
  4. To shed antlers.
  5. To meow.
  6. To make its cry.
  7. To flatten one's tongue against the roof of the mouth, with the aim of improving jaw and facial structure.

Interjection

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

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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