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pew

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Noun

  1. One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
  2. An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
  3. Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.
  4. A chair; a seat.
  5. Initialism of pink-eyed white (mouse or rat).

Verb

  1. To furnish with pews.

Interjection

  1. An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.
  2. Representative of the sound made by the firing of a gun, particularly a blaster in science fiction.

Proper noun

  1. A surname from Welsh.

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