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Word: Stew
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘cauldron’): from Old French estuve (related to estuver ‘heat in steam’), probably based on Greek tuphos ‘smoke, steam’. stew (sense 1 of the noun) (mid 18th century) is directly from the verb (dating from late Middle English)
stjuː
a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan
Short Definition:dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in closed dish
Examples:- lamb stew
- add to casseroles, stews, and sauces
a state of great anxiety or agitation
Short Definition:state of great anxiety or agitation
Examples:- she's in a right old stew
a heated public room used for steam baths.
Short Definition:heated public room used for steam baths
Word: Stew
Speech Type: Verb
stjuː
(with reference to meat, fruit, or other food) cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan
Short Definition:(of food) cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in closed dish
Examples:- beef stewed in wine
remain in a heated or stifling atmosphere
Short Definition:remain in heated or stifling atmosphere
Examples:- sweaty clothes left to stew in a plastic bag
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