The difference between Gull and Mew

When used as nouns, gull means a seabird of the genus larus or of the family laridae, whereas mew means a gull, seagull.

When used as verbs, gull means to deceive or cheat, whereas mew means to shut away, confine, lock up.


Mew is also interjection with the meaning: a cat's cry.

check bellow for the other definitions of Gull and Mew

  1. Gull as a noun:

    A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.

  1. Gull as a noun (slang):

    A cheating trick; a fraud.

  2. Gull as a noun:

    One easily cheated; a dupe.

  3. Gull as a noun (obsolete, Oxford University slang):

    A swindler or trickster.

  1. Gull as a verb:

    To deceive or cheat.

  2. Gull as a verb (US, slang):

    To mislead.

  3. Gull as a verb (US, slang):

    To trick and defraud.

  1. Mew as a noun (archaic, poetic):

    A gull, seagull.

  1. Mew as a noun (obsolete):

    A prison, or other place of confinement.

  2. Mew as a noun (obsolete):

    A hiding place; a secret store or den.

  3. Mew as a noun (obsolete):

    A breeding-cage for birds.

  4. Mew as a noun (falconry):

    A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.

  5. Mew as a noun (falconry, in the plural):

    A building or set of buildings where moulting birds are kept.

  1. Mew as a verb (archaic):

    To shut away, confine, lock up.

  2. Mew as a verb (of a bird):

    To moult.

    Examples:

    "The hawk mewed his feathers."

  3. Mew as a verb (of a bird, obsolete):

    To cause to moult.

  4. Mew as a verb (of a deer, obsolete):

    To shed antlers.

  1. Mew as a noun:

    The crying sound of a cat; a meow.

  2. Mew as a noun:

    The crying sound of a gull.

  3. Mew as a noun (obsolete):

    An exclamation of disapproval; a .

  1. Mew as a verb (of a cat):

    To meow.

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