stew
Pronunciation:
/stʃʉː//stjuː//stu/noun
Definitions
A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
A brothel.
A prostitute.
verb
Definitions
To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
Example: I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole.
To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.