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Synonyms for pewit

  • noun
  • British English

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

3. Laughing gull

black cap UK, laughing gull

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of several birds: northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

  2. n. 2

    Any of several birds: laughing gull (Xema ridibundus)

  3. n. 3

    Any of several birds: pewee or peewee

Related words

Other spellings
peewit

Forms

Plural
pewits → pee-wees, pewees, lapwings, magpie-larks…

Example sentences

  • lapwing No lapwing pilfers Lieschen's licorice.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pewitsteady
peweefalling
lapwingsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
pewee
7 letters
lapwing