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
- They stew them, colonel, actually _stew beefsteaks_!
- 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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