Associations to the word «Mews»

Wiktionary

MEWS, noun. (British) An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.
MEWS, noun. (falconry) A place where birds of prey are housed.
MEWS, noun. Plural of mew
MEWS, verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mew

Dictionary definition

MEWS, noun. Street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings; "she lives in a Chelsea mews".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats