pew

UK
/pjuː/
US
/pju/
pewnoun
pews
pl
UK
/pjuː/
US
/pju/
Translations
The church was filled with people sitting on wooden pews.
Церковь была заполнена людьми, сидящими на деревянных скамьях.
Additional translations
церковная скамья
Definitions
A long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation.
The family sat together in the front pew during the Sunday service.
pewverb
pewed
Past Simple
pewed
Past Participle
pewing
Gerund
UK
/pjuː/
US
/pju/
Translations
The kids like to pew their toy guns at each other.
Дети любят стрелять друг в друга из игрушечных пистолетов.
Definitions
To furnish (a church) with pews or to seat or assign (someone) in a pew.
In the nineteenth century the old chapel was completely pewed with polished oak benches.
pewadjective
Attributive use, relating to or designed for church pews.
Definitions
Relating to or designed for church pews.
The committee approved new pew cushions for greater comfort during long services.
pewinterjection
UK
/pjuː/
US
/pju/
Exclamation used to express disgust or aversion, especially at an unpleasant smell.
Definitions
Used to express disgust or dislike, particularly in reaction to a bad smell.
Pew! That garbage really stinks.