stew

IPA: stˈu

noun

  • (obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
  • (now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
  • (archaic) A brothel.
  • (obsolete) A prostitute.
  • (uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing.
  • (Sussex) A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating.
  • (US, regional) An artificial bed of oysters.
  • (slang) A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
  • (informal) A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Stewart

verb

  • (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
  • (transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
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Examples of "stew" in Sentences

  • The large bones were included to thicken the stew.
  • It is unclear how this led to the name of the stew.
  • They stew them, colonel, actually _stew beefsteaks_!
  • The stew also contained seasonings and sometimes onion.
  • The potatoes should have thickened the stew sufficiently.
  • She is the cook of the group and her specialty is bear stew.
  • The typical dishes in the area are stew and rabbit with rice.
  • Turtle soup is soup or stews made from the flesh of the turtle.
  • I particularly remember the beef stew and the chicken with noodles.
  • The stewed cabbage is mixed into the hot pasta, and served immediately.
  • Binignit is a vegetable stew from the Visayas region in the Philippines.
  • This stew is the basic meal of the region, consumed as fiesta or daily fare.
  • Even so, the term stew doesn't adequately describe its texture, so thick yet not at all gelatinous.
  • You probably guessed it, but Istu is the Malalayam (the language of Kerala) version of the English word "stew"!
  • You might not have thought so when you opened this entry, but really this stew is a nutrient-rich garden in a bowl!
  • Once the apples are sizzling, reduce the heat to low, and cook until the stew is ready, stirring occasionally and letting the onions and apples caramelize.
  • All of this stew is cooking away a few blocks from the historic center of this ancient town the Spanish stole along with the surrounding fertile Jovel Valley from the 400 years later still-pissed off Chamulas.

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