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Uncommonstew
The correct spelling is stew.
How to pronounce stew
/stʃʉː/
nounIPA: /stʃʉː/
Say it like: Ste-w
The correct spelling is stew. A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron. For example: "to be in a stew"
Usage Examples
“to be in a stew”
“I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
- 2.A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
- 3.A brothel.
- 4.A prostitute.
- 5.A dish cooked by stewing.
verb
- 1.To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
- 2.To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
- 3.To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
- 4.To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
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