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seamew

/ˈsiːmjuː/

seamew noun: the common gull (Larus canus).

Noun

seamew (plural seamews)

  1. The common gull (Larus canus).
    • Now dance the lights on lawn and lea,
      The flocks are whiter down the vale,
      And milkier every milky sail
      On winding stream or distant sea;
      Where now the seamew pipes, or dives
      In yonder greening gleam, and fly
      The happy birds, that change their sky
      To build and brood1849, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H., canto CXV

Forms of seamew

pluralseamews
alternative formsea-mew
alternative formsea mew

Origin of seamew

From Middle English semewe, semawe (“seagull”), equivalent to sea + mew (“gull”).

Words that rhyme with seamew

Questions about seamew

What does seamew mean?
Seamew means the common gull (Larus canus).
What part of speech is seamew?
Seamew is a noun.
How do you pronounce seamew?
Seamew is pronounced /ˈsiːmjuː/.
What is the plural of seamew?
The plural of seamew is seamews.

Words near seamew in the dictionary

  1. seamen
  2. seamen apprentice
  3. seamen recruit
  4. seamer
  5. seamers
  6. seamew
  7. seamewe
  8. seamewes
  9. seamews
  10. seamfree
  11. seamful

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