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Pee vs Pew - What's the difference?

pee | pew |

As nouns the difference between pee and pew

is that pee is urine while pew is one of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.

As verbs the difference between pee and pew

is that pee is to urinate while pew is to furnish with pews.

As an interjection pew is

An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.

As a proper noun Pew is

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pee

English

Etymology 1

Spelling of the initial letter of (piss). Compare (eff).

Noun

(-)
  • (euphemistic, often, childish) urine
  • Synonyms
    * See also
    Coordinate terms
    * poo

    Verb

  • (intransitive, colloquial, often, childish) To urinate.
  • (colloquial) To drizzle.
  • It's peeing with rain.
    Synonyms
    * (standard terms) make water, pass water, urinate, micturate * (euphemistic terms) wee, wee-wee * (vulgar slang terms) piss * See also
    Coordinate terms
    * poo

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Mind your pees and cues.
    See also
    *
    Derived terms
    * peejays

    Etymology 3

    Spelling of the initial letter of (pence).

    Noun

    (pee)
  • (British, colloquial) Pence; penny (a quantity of money)
  • I bought these carrots for fifty pee .
    I can't afford that — I'm one pee short.
    Synonyms
    * (plural) p, pence * (singular) p, penny

    Etymology 4

    See peak.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) The bill of an anchor.
  • Etymology 5

    Alternative forms

    * pea

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sliding weight on a steelyard.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    pew

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) pewe, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en 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
  • An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
  • * 2006 September 11, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers",  [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/nyregion/nyregionspecial3/11bush.html]
  • At St. Patrick’s Cathedral, firefighters in dress blues and white gloves escorted families to the pews for a memorial service, led by Mr. Bloomberg, to honor the 343 Fire Department employees killed on 9/11.
  • 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.
  • (Samuel Pepys)
    (Milton)
    Derived terms
    * pew-opener * take a pew

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with pews.
  • (Ash)

    Etymology 2

    Possibly from (etyl) or a truncation of (putrid).

    Alternative forms

    * P U, * peeyoo * phew

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Etymology 3

    Onomatopoetic. English onomatopoeias

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Representative of the sound made by the of a machine gun.
  • Anagrams

    *

    References

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