The difference between Mew and Seagull

Mew as a noun (archaic, poetic):

A gull, seagull.

Mew as a noun (obsolete):

A prison, or other place of confinement.

Mew as a noun (obsolete):

A hiding place; a secret store or den.

Mew as a noun (obsolete):

A breeding-cage for birds.

Mew as a noun (falconry):

A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.

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

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

Mew as a verb (archaic):

To shut away, confine, lock up.

Mew as a verb (of a bird):

To moult.

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

To cause to moult.

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

To shed antlers.

Mew as a noun:

The crying sound of a cat; a meow.

Mew as a noun:

The crying sound of a gull.

Mew as a noun (obsolete):

An exclamation of disapproval; a .

Mew as a verb (of a cat):

To meow.

Seagull as a noun:

Any of several white, often dark backed birds of the family Laridae having long pointed wings and short legs.

Seagull as a noun (orthography):

The symbol , which combines under a letter as a sort of accent.

Seagull as a noun (UK, slang):

A fan or member of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.

Seagull as a verb (British, Australia, New Zealand, rugby, _, slang, of a forward):

To run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play.

Seagull as a verb (boating, _, slang):

To use a British Seagull outboard.

Seagull as a verb (New Zealand):

To work as a non-union casual stevedore.