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pew
English
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) IPA(key): /pju?/
- Rhymes: -u?
- Homophone: Pugh
Etymology 1
From Middle English pewe, borrowed from Middle French puie (“balustrade”), from Latin podia, plural of podium (“parapet, podium”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (pódion, “little foot”), from ???? (poús, “foot”). Doublet of podium.
Noun
pew (plural pews)
- One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
- An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
- 2006 September 11, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers", The New York Times [1]
- At St. Patrick’s Cathedral, firefighters in dress blues and white gloves escorted families to the pews for a memorial service, led by Mr. Bloomberg, to honor the 343 Fire Department employees killed on 9/11.
- 2006 September 11, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers", The New York Times [1]
- Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.
- 1659, John Milton, Considerations Touching the Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings Out of the Church, London: L. Chapman,[2]
- the sheep in their pews
- 1659, John Milton, Considerations Touching the Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings Out of the Church, London: L. Chapman,[2]
- (colloquial, humorous) A chair; a seat.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
pew (third-person singular simple present pews, present participle pewing, simple past and past participle pewed)
- To furnish with pews.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ash to this entry?)
Etymology 2
Possibly from French putois (“skunk”) or puer (“to stink”) or a clipping of putrid.
Alternative forms
- P U, P.U., peeyoo, phew
Interjection
pew
- An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.
Translations
Etymology 3
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
pew
- Representative of the sound made by the firing of a gun.
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams
- EWP, WEP, wep
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pue
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pju?/
Alternative forms
- pew
Verb
pue (third-person singular simple present pues, present participle puing, simple past and past participle pued)
- (dated, intransitive) To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
- The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
- The birds likewise with chirps and puing could / Cackling and chattering that of Jove beseech.
Related terms
- peevish
Asturian
Verb
pue
- third-person singular present indicative of poder
Finnish
Verb
pue
- Indicative present connegative form of pukea.
- Second-person singular imperative present form of pukea.
- Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of pukea.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /py/
- Homophones: pu, pues, puent, pus, put, pût
Verb
pue
- first-person singular present indicative of puer
- third-person singular present indicative of puer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of puer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of puer
- second-person singular imperative of puer
Anagrams
- peu
Warembori
Noun
pue
- pig
References
- Donohue, Mark. Warembori grammar sketch. Sydney: Univ. iii+70pp. (1999).
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