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The correct spelling is stews.

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noun

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The correct spelling is stews. 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. 1.A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
  2. 2.A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
  3. 3.A brothel.
  4. 4.A prostitute.
  5. 5.A dish cooked by stewing.

verb

  1. 1.To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
  2. 2.To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
  3. 3.To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
  4. 4.To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.

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