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pew

UK
/pjuː/
US
/pju/

Translations

pewnoun
pews
pl
UK
/pjuː/
US
/pju/
The church was filled with people sitting on wooden pews.
Церковь была заполнена людьми, сидящими на деревянных скамьях.
Additional translations
лавка
церковная скамья
Synonyms
seat
pulpit
row
stool
bench
pewverb
pewed
Past Simple
pewed
Past Participle
pewing
Gerund
UK
/pjuː/
US
/pju/
The kids like to pew their toy guns at each other.
Дети любят стрелять друг в друга из игрушечных пистолетов.
pewadjective
Attributive use, relating to or designed for church pews.
pewinterjection
UK
/pjuː/
US
/pju/
Exclamation used to express disgust or aversion, especially at an unpleasant smell.

Definitions

pewnoun
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
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
Relating to or designed for church pews.
The committee approved new pew cushions for greater comfort during long services.
pewinterjection
Used to express disgust or dislike, particularly in reaction to a bad smell.
Pew! That garbage really stinks.
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