pew

About 1.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   In many churches some pews are reserved for either clerical or liturgical officials such as canons, or for prominent families.

2. noun The congregation of a church.
3. noun An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
4. noun 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.
5. noun A chair; a seat.

   Pull up a pew.

6. verb To furnish with pews.
7. interjection An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.
8. interjection Representative of the sound made by the firing of a gun, particularly a blaster in science fiction.

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Word family

pews