plural of stew

(archaic) A brothel.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stew

A diminutive of the male given name Stewart

Having been cooked by slowly boiling or simmering. See stew. / (slang) Intoxicated by an excess of alcohol. / (Of tea) Bitter from having been steeped too long.

(obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron. / (now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath. / (archaic) A brothel. / (obsolete) A prostitute.

(transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering. / (transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.

(informal) A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.

simple past tense and past participle of stew

plural of stewing