muse, mews

Muse or muse means a patron goddess or spirit of artistic inspiration, after the Muses of Greek mythology--
He has painted her several times; he considers her his muse.
His poetry isn't the same; he must have lost his muse.

Muse or muse also means to reflect silently; to meditate--
He likes to look out the window and muse.
She will sit by the pond and muse for hours on a warm day.

Mews or mews ( rhymes with muse ) is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "mew", meaning to make the sound of a kitten, or, said of a kitten, to cry--
The kitten climbs up on my shoulder and mews when she feels lonely.
The kitten mews when it gets lost in the house.

Mews is also the plural ( more than one ) of "mew", meaning the sound a kitten makes--
I can't find the kitten, but I hear tiny little mews.
I hear the kitten's mews; it's making quite a fuss.

Mews is also the plural of "mew", meaning a cage for a hawk--
He built two mews in the back, one for each hawk.
The hawks will get used to the mews, though it may take a few weeks.

Mews is also the plural of "mew", meaning a European sea gull--
You can hear the cry of the mews before you can see the ocean.
Can you get a shot of the mews circling over the rocks?

Mews is also the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "mew", meaning, of a bird,  to shed feathers or to molt--
The hawk will be vulnerable while it mews.
We'll feed the bird while it mews, then it will hunt for itself.

Mews is also a British term for a central court surrounded by buildings--
The children are playing in the mews.
They have a house at one end of the mews.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She can muse on the past while she sits on a chair in the mews, listening to the mews calling overhead."

Note--"meows" is the plural of "meow", the sound an adult cat makes--
The cat's meows are very loud; would you see if her bowl is empty?

Meows may also be the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "meow", meaning, of a cat, to make a sound--
The cat meows at us when we get home, in a very conversational tone.

Note # 2-- "amuse" ( one word ) means to entertain or divert--
Thnk of a game to amuse the children until it stops raining.

Not to be confused with "a muse" ( two words ), meaning ( a ) spirit of artisitic inspiration ( muse )--
He is searching for a muse, someone to inspire his musical composition.