Pew

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One of the long, fixed, backed benches that are arranged in rows for the seating of a congregation in church.
  • n. An enclosed compartment in a church that provides seating for a number of people, such as a family.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
  • n. An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
  • v. To furnish with pews.
  • interjection. An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.
  • interjection. Representative of the sound made by the firing of a machine gun.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions, and have long seats upon which several persons may sit; -- sometimes called slip. Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow.
  • n. Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold.
  • v. To furnish with pews.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A more or less elevated inclosure, used by lawyers, money-lenders, cashiers, etc.; an inclosed seat or bench of any sort, especially such as were used by persons having a stand for business in a public or otherwise open and exposed place.
  • n. An inclosed seat or open bench in a church, designed to accommodate several people; also, an inclosure containing several seats.
  • n. A box in a theater or opera-house.
  • n. plural The occupants of the pews in a church; the congregation.
  • To furnish with pews.
  • n. A sharp-pointed, one-pronged, straight or hooked iron instrument with a wooden handle, used in handling fish, blubber, etc., on wharves or in boats.
  • See pue.
  • To put or shut in a pew.
  • n. A thin stream of air or smoke; a fine thin stream of breath escaping through lips almost closed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bench   
    Variant
    slip   
    Form
    pew-opener   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pen    sheepfold    box   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    armchair    stall    pulpit    staircase    aisle    bookcase    booth    bench    piazza    gallery