mews in English

noun

1

a row or street of houses or apartments that have been converted from stables or built to look like former stables.

The entrance to the mews or garden flat is from the lane behind the main house, and it has the appearance of a country cottage.

noun

1

the high-pitched crying noise made by a cat or bird.

a kitten's mew

2

a cage or building for trained hawks, especially while they are molting.

Bobby hoisted his one-year-old son, Aidan, into a backpack and went to transfer two pet hawks from their outdoor weathering perch to an indoor mews .

verb

1

(of a cat or some kinds of bird) make a characteristic high-pitched crying noise.

a throng of cats and kittens mewing to be fed

synonyms: meow, mewl, cry

2

(especially of a trained hawk) molt.

The word itself derives from the royal stables at Charing Cross in London built on the site where the royal hawks were once moulted or mewed .

3

confine (a trained hawk) to a cage or building at the time of molting.

noun

• mew gull, sea mew
• miaul, meow, miaou, miaow

verb

• meow, mewl, cry
• meow

Use "mews" in a sentence

1. A cat mews [ miaows ].

2. She lives in a Chelsea mews.

3. They bought a converted mews.

4. They live in St Mary's Mews.

5. I was amazed at the mews.

6. He picked up mews from all sources.

7. The house is in a secluded mews.

8. The bad mews got abroad very quickly.

9. Her mews just like an oestrous mother cat.

10. All the houses in The Mews are connected.

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12. Death mews in the blankets - is it a kitten?

13. Back in the mews, in the deepest shadow, something cowered.

14. He went and looked at the birds in the mews.

15. But they might visit him later back at the mews.

16. Henry lived in a small mews flat, just off Fitzroy Square.

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18. Traffic had long left the streets. Hansom cabs had returned to their mews. Sentencedict.com

19. Rockton Accosts the heroine in the mews and forces a kiss on her

20. Traffic had long left the streets. Hansom cabs had returned to their mews.

21. The first light of dawn found Joe in Lucy's basement room at the mews cottage.

22. A young boy faces the impossible task of trying to soften the blow of tragic mews.

23. The excitement up at the castle was just a distant hum down in the mews.

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25. Soon she would know ... But when she finally arrived at the little mews her heart gave a lurch.

26. The thought of living in a mews cottage had been one of her daydreams, like living in a penthouse.

27. Self-taught as an artist, Bacon designed furniture and rugs which he showed at Queensbury Mews Studio in 19

28. But an architect friend offered me premises in Portland Mews, funnily enough just around the corner from our new gallery.

29. We knew the rents were going up in Tottenham mews and we couldn't find any good, affordable space in town.

30. 23 But an architect friend offered me premises in Portland Mews, funnily enough just around the corner from our new gallery.

31. Raeburn Wynd was steep and led to a series of mews conversions above garages which would once have housed the monarch's carriages and horses.

32. Belgravia, London From the floral extravaganza that is Elizabeth Street to the pretty mews and chi chi shops, Belgravia is one of the loveliest parts of the UK capital

33. Ideally situated directly opposite the Royal Mews of Buckingham Palace, just a 5-minute walk from Victoria Station, Bbar is perfect for any occasion, whether a business lunch, pre- theatre dining or a fun evening of drinks with friends.