stew

¹stew

noun \ˈstü, ˈstyü\

Definition of STEW

1

obsolete : a utensil used for boiling

2

: a hot bath

3

a : whorehouse

b : a district of bordellos —usually used in plural

4

a : fish or meat usually with vegetables prepared by stewing

b (1) : a heterogeneous mixture (2) : a state of heat and congestion

5

: a state of excitement, worry, or confusion

Origin of STEW

Middle English stewe heated room for a steam bath, from Anglo-French estuve, from Vulgar Latin *extufa — more at stove

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with STEW

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo

²stew

verb

Definition of STEW

transitive verb

: to boil slowly or with simmering heat

intransitive verb

1

: to become cooked by stewing

2

: to swelter especially from confinement in a hot or stuffy atmosphere

3

: to be in a state of suppressed agitation, worry, or resentment

Examples of STEW

1. The meat still needs to stew.
2. a can of stewed tomatoes
3. She's been stewing over what he said for days.

First Known Use of STEW

14th century

Related to STEW

Synonyms

coddle, parboil, poach, simmer, boil

Related Words

scald; braise, fricassee, pressure-cook, smother, steam; reboil

Near Antonyms

accept; abide, bear, endure, stick out, stomach, sustain, take, tolerate

³stew

noun

Definition of STEW

: flight attendant

Origin of STEW

short for stewardess

First Known Use: 1970

Other Transportation Terms

camber, corduroy, demurrage, milestone