stew

Speech parts

1. stew - Noun

2. stew - Verb

3. Stew - Proper noun

Meaning

A prostitute.

A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a vivarium.

An artificial bed of oysters.

To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire, without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew apples.

To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture.

A place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes are furnished; a hothouse.

A brothel; -- usually in the plural.

A dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons.

A state of agitating excitement; a state of worry; confusion; as, to be in a stew.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

brood grizzle worry sweat boil fret bake grudge casserole swelter cook twitter Britain ado curry
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Antonyms

chill out hush analysis element solution advantage
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Hypernyms

cook sulk dish agitation brood resent

Hyponyms

jug mulligan scouse goulash ragout ratatouille

Phrases with the word

stew in one's own juice in a stew stew in one's own broth indian lentil stew white stew turkey stew

Derivatives

stewed stewing

Anagrams

west ESWT wets

Examples

Stew the vegetables in wine Source: Internet

Adam and chief stew Jenna MacGillivray recently stopped by to dish about the new show, as well as the luxury boat they lived on for six weeks. Source: Internet

After a hurricane, people typically gather, forming a rebulú — a spontaneous, noisy all-nighter that spills out into the streets, with a big pot of sancocho stew simmering on the stove. Source: Internet

AllMusic reviewer Steven McDonald wrote, "Brust serves up a decent folksy stew with a few blasts of sarcastic humor, salted with performances from a handful of well-known friends." Source: Internet

Although the magic of a Waratahs-Brumbies derby may not be what it used to, there were a few bruised NSW souls after that game who had to stew on it all through lockdown. Source: Internet

Another dish made with chicken broth, pieces of chicken, boiled vegetables, and spices is known as Hühnereintopf, meaning chicken stew. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Stevonnie Stevulak stevvon stew in one's own broth stew in one's own juice stew in your own juice