Definition of STEW

stew

Plural: stews

Noun

  • agitation resulting from active worry
    • "don't get in a stew"
  • food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
  • 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.
  • Unwanted background noise recorded by the microphone.
  • A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.

Verb

  • be in a huff; be silent or sullen
  • bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
  • cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
    • "Stew the vegetables in wine"
  • To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
  • 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.
  • -ED, -ING, -S to cook by boiling slowly

Examples

  • "I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole."
  • "mike stew"
  • "The meat is stewing nicely."
  • "to be in a stew"

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 7

stew: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stew: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stew: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

stew is a valid Words With Friends word