stew.
A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
Meaning & usage
A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
A brothel.
A prostitute.
A dish cooked by stewing.
A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating.
An artificial bed of oysters.
A state of agitated excitement, worry, or confusion.
to be in a stew
Unwanted background noise recorded by the microphone.
mike stew
Where this word comes from
From Middle English stewe, stue, from Anglo-Norman estouve, Old French estuve (“bath, bathhouse”) (modern French étuve), from Medieval Latin stupha, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *extufāre, from ex- + Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “smoke, steam”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”). See also Italian stufare, Portuguese estufar. Compare also Old English stuf-bæþ (“a hot-air bath, vapour bath”); see stove.
To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole.
The meat is stewing nicely.
To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English stewen, stuwen, from the noun above; and also from Middle English stiven, styven (“to bathe, cook, stew”).
A cloud of fine particles or droplets; dust, smoke, vapor, mist, or sea-spray.
Where this word comes from
Probably related to Middle Dutch stuven (“be dusty”) and English stive. Perhaps the same word as stew (“steam-room; dish cooked by stewing”) above.
A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of steward or stewardess.
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