stews
noun
- 1
A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
- 2
A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
- 3
A brothel.
- 4
A prostitute.
- 5
A dish cooked by stewing.
- 6
A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating; a stew pond.
- 7
An artificial bed of oysters.
- 8
A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
“to be in a stew”
verb
- 1
To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
“I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole.”
- 2
To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
- 3
To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
- 4
To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
noun
- 1
A steward or stewardess on an airplane.
noun
- 1
A brothel.
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