stew

About 1.68 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
3. noun A brothel.
4. noun A prostitute.
5. noun A dish cooked by stewing.
6. noun A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating.
7. noun An artificial bed of oysters.
8. noun A state of agitated excitement, worry, or confusion.

   to be in a stew

Similar words

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Often followed by

and of in with for is or was that

Word family

stewed stewing stews