First Known Use: 13th century
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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
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Origin of STEW
Middle English stewe heated room for a steam bath, from Anglo-French estuve, from Vulgar Latin *extufa — more at stove
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
: to cook (something) slowly in hot liquid
: to be upset or worried
Full 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
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First Known Use of STEW
14th century
3stew
noun
Definition of STEW
Origin of STEW
short for stewardess
First Known Use: 1970
STEW Defined for Kids
1stew
noun \ˈstü, ˈstyü\
Definition of STEW for Kids
1
: a dish of usually meat with vegetables prepared by slow boiling
2
: a state of excitement, worry, or confusion <He got in a stew over nothing.>
2stew
verb
stewedstew·ing
Definition of STEW for Kids
1
: to boil slowly : simmer <stew tomatoes>
2
: to become excited or worried <Don't stew over what they said.>
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