pew

Converse of object

• carve: In 1856 it was restored by Edward Browning, who designed the beautifully carved oak pews.
• replace: In the 1880s it became common for Anglican churches to replace the box pews with rows of open pews.
• remove: A vestibule was made by removing some pews at the back of the church.
• fill: Thorpe Park and Alton Towers pack them in as the churches battle to fill the pews.

Preposition: in

church: Some were also used for pews in a church in Aberdeen.

Adjective modifier

• wooden: The first evening we attended the service in the village church, built of concrete with wooden pews.
• empty: Speak the word of God over the empty pews.
• front: She knelt in a front pew to do her penance.
• fixed: Either fixed pews or moveable chairs may be provided.
• Victorian: There are also a few Victorian pine pews, easily identifiable.
• old: An old church pew has been used to create a separate dining area.

Modifies a noun

• Bible: They're there on p 971 in the pew Bibles.
• rent: The subsequent running costs of these churches were also largely met by the wealthy through the system of pew rents.
• leaflet: The weekly pew leaflet is also available in large print.
• panel: East wall: one small splayed window; stone bench with wooden seat, backed by old pew panels.

Noun used with modifier

• oak: Till 1903 there were square oak pews, these were replaced by seats in pitch pine.
• box: The old box pews were replaced in the same year by the present open ones.
• pine: Seating in the center Nave of the Church is in narrow pine pews.
• church: An old church pew has been used to create a separate dining area.
• family: He had his own reserved family pew with its brass plate to signify the fact.