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# mews

noun (a mews, mews – the same form for one and many); verb form (mews – of «mew»)

«mews» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (UK) A row of old stables in a small street or yard, often now turned into houses or flats; also the name of the little street: «a mews house». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#m1)
2. (verb form) Third person of «mew»: the cat mews, meaning it makes a soft crying sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#m2)
3. (old) A building where hunting hawks were kept, especially while they moulted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#m3)
4. In old books, mews can mean a seagull, a bird that cries over the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday British life, mews houses are found in cities like London; they were built for horses and carriages behind big houses. Many street names end in «Mews». In stories, a kitten «mews» when it is hungry or lonely. Phrases: «a mews house», «a cobbled mews», «the kitten mews».

### Examples

- They live in a pretty mews house in London. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#x1)
- The mews used to be stables for horses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#x2)
- The cobbled mews is closed to cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#x3)
- The tiny kitten mews for its mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#x4)
- Our address is 4 Stable Mews. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#x5)
- A mews was once where hawks were kept. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#x6)
- The kitten mewed and mewed until we fed it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#x7)
- Many mews houses still have big old stable doors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#x8)
- The great white sea-mews flew over her head, and screamed as the crows and daws screamed at home in the garden of the manor house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/#x9)

### Note

For the place, «mews» is the same for one or many: «a mews», «two mews» (though «mewses» is also seen). «Mews» (cat sound) also spelled «meows» or «miaows». Homophone: «muse» (to think deeply; or a goddess of the arts). Not a maths word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mews» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mews/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mews» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mews.html) on Mova free.