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pew | pec |

As a proper noun pew

is .

As a noun pec is

spruce.

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

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    References

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    pec

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial, usually, in the plural) The pectoralis major muscle.
    • He's flexing his pecs at anyone who'll look.

    Anagrams

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