noun
pew
PYOO
noun
1
A long wooden bench for seating people in a church, usually fixed in rows facing the altar.
"They squeezed into a pew near the back for the wedding."
"The front pews were reserved for the family."
intj
1
An exclamation of disgust at a bad smell.
"Pew, something in the fridge has gone off!"
How to Use Pew
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA church bench, or (as an interjection) a reaction to a nasty smell.
Common pairings
front pew
church pew
sit in a pew
Word Forms
pewed past tense, pews plural, pews singular
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Etymology
From Old French puiee, "balustrade, balcony," ultimately from Latin podium — the same root as "podium."