mews

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
  2. noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
  3. noun the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America

Etymology

From Mewes, the name of the royal stables at Charing Cross, which is the plural of mew (“falcon cage”).

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