pew

noun5

1. •
   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. •
   An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
3. •
   (informal, humorous) A chair; a seat.

   • Pull up a pew.
4. •
   [in the plural] The congregation of a church.

   • I think a lot of Americans are actually searching for a church that’s relatively apolitical in the pulpit and the pews. — 2026
5. •
   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.

exclamation2

1. •
   An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.
2. •
   Representative of the sound made by the firing of a gun, particularly a blaster in science fiction.

verb1

1. •
   To furnish with pews.

noun1

1. •
   Initialism of pink-eyed white (mouse or rat).