stew

stew
I. noun Etymology: Middle English stewe heated room for a steam bath, from Anglo-French estuve, from Vulgar Latin *extufa — more at stove Date: 13th century 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 II. verb Date: 14th century 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 III. noun Etymology: short for stewardess Date: 1970 flight attendant

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • stew — stew; stew·ard·ess; stew·ard·ly; stew·ard·ship; stew·ards·man; stew·ar·tia; stew·art·ite; stew·art·ry; stew·art s; stew·art; stew·ard; stew·ard·ry; …   English syllables

  • Stew — Stew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stewing}.] [OE. stuven, OF. estuver, F. [ e]tuver, fr. OF. estuve, F. [ e]tuve, a sweating house, a room heated for a bath; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stove. See {Stove}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stew — Stew, n. [OE. stue, stuwe, OF. estuve. See {Stew}, v. t.] 1. A place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes are furnished; a hothouse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] As burning [AE]tna from his boiling stew Doth belch out flames. Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stew — ist: englischsprachige Bezeichnung für einen Eintopf, siehe z.B. Irish Stew oder Brunswick Stew Diminutiv von Stewart (Vorname) Stew (Musiker) alias Mark Stewart (* 1961), US amerikanischer Singer Songwriter Siehe auch: Stu …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • stew — [n1] mixture, miscellany brew, goulash*, hash, jumble, medley, mélange, mishmash, mulligan*, olio*, pasticcio*, pie*, potpourri, salmagundi*, soup; concepts 432,457,460,461 Ant. element stew [n2] commotion; mental upset agitation, confusion,… …   New thesaurus

  • stew — ► NOUN 1) a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan. 2) informal a state of anxiety or agitation. 3) archaic a public steam bath. 4) archaic a brothel. ► VERB 1) cook slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.… …   English terms dictionary

  • stew — stew1 [sto͞o, styo͞o] vt. [ME stuen < MFr estuver, to stew, bathe < VL * extufare < L ex, out + Gr typhos, steam, smoke < IE * dheubh < base * dheu , blow, be turbid > DULL] to cook by simmering or boiling slowly for a long time …   English World dictionary

  • Stew — Stew, v. i. To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stew — Stew, n. [Cf. {Stow}.] 1. A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a vivarium. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. An artificial bed of oysters. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stew — index imbroglio Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • stew — vb *boil, seethe, simmer, parboil …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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