stew

1. n. A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a vivarium. Source: opted

2. n. An artificial bed of oysters. Source: opted

3. v. t. To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire, without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew apples. Source: opted

4. v. i. To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture. Source: opted

5. v. t. A place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes are furnished; a hothouse. Source: opted

6. v. t. A brothel; -- usually in the plural. Source: opted

7. v. t. A prostitute. Source: opted

8. v. t. A dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons. Source: opted

9. v. t. A state of agitating excitement; a state of worry; confusion; as, to be in a stew. Source: opted

10. n. agitation resulting from active worry Source: wordnet

11. n. food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables Source: wordnet

12. v. be in a huff; be silent or sullen Source: wordnet

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