PEW

pew, church bench

(noun) long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

pew (plural pews)

One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.

An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.

Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.

(colloquial, humorous) A chair; a seat.

Verb

pew (third-person singular simple present pews, present participle pewing, simple past and past participle pewed)

To furnish with pews.

Etymology 2

Interjection

pew

An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.

Etymology 3

Interjection

pew

Representative of the sound made by the firing of a gun.

Anagrams

• EWP, WEP, wep

Etymology

Proper noun

Pew

A surname.

Anagrams

• EWP, WEP, wep

Source: Wiktionary

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Pew, n. Etym: [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade, balcony, fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat, Gr. Foot, and cf. Podium, Poy.]

1. 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 Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow.

2. Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold. [Obs.] Pepys. Milton. Pew opener, an usher in a church. [Eng.] Dickens.

Pew, v. t.

Definition: To furnish with pews. [R.] Ash.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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