mew

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for mew

mew 🔊 /mjuˈ/

mew : කූඩුව

mew : ඤාව් ගානවා

mew : හිරකොට තබනවා

mew : බළලෙකු මෙන් හඬනවා

mew definition

Noun.

  1. A gull, Especially. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.
  2. A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; -- in the latter sense usually in the plural.
  3. A stable or range of stables for horses; -- compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables in London, built on the site of the king's mews for hawks.
  4. The common cry of a cat.

Transitive verb.

  1. To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers.
  2. To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.
  2. To cry as a cat.