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MEWS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings

Example:

she lives in a Chelsea mews

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mews" is a kind of...):

street (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (third person singular) of the verb mew

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