mewMEW, n. A seafowl of the genus Larus; a gull. MEW, n. A cage for birds; an inclosure; a place of confinement. MEW, v.t. [from the noun.] To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure. MEW, v.t. [L. muto and moto.] To shed or cast; to change; to molt. The hawk mewed his feathers. MEW, v.i. [L. mugio.] To cry as a cat. MEW, v.i. To change; to put on a new appearance. |