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• Stew — Stew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stewing}.] [OE. stuven, OF. estuver, F. [ e]tuver, fr. OF. estuve, F. [ e]tuve, a sweating house, a room heated for a bath; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stove. See {Stove}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stew|ard — «STOO uhrd, STYOO », noun, verb. –n. 1. a man who has charge of the food and table service for a club, ship, railroad train, or airplane. 2. a servant on a ship: »a deck steward. A cabin steward waits on passengers in their staterooms. 3. a man… …   Useful english dictionary

• stew — Synonyms and related words: B girl, Cyprian, Irish stew, Paphian, ado, agitation, agonize, all sorts, all overs, angst, anxiety, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxious bench, anxious concern, anxious seat, anxiousness, apply the mind,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• stew — {{11}}stew (n.) c.1300, vessel for cooking, from STEW (Cf. stew) (v.). Later heated room (late 14c.). The noun meaning stewed meat with vegetables is first recorded 1756; Irish stew is attested from 1814. The obsolete slang meaning brothel (mid… …   Etymology dictionary

• Stew Albert — Infobox Person name = Stew Albert image size = 150px birth date = Birth date|1939|12|4 birth place = Brooklyn, New York death date = Death date and age|2006|1|30|1939|12|4 death place = Portland, Oregon known for = Political activism, writing… …   Wikipedia

• house of ill repute — Synonyms and related words: bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, crib, den, den of vice, disorderly house, dive, house of assignation, house of joy, house of prostitution, joint, panel den, panel house, red light district, sink of… …   Moby Thesaurus

• stew — I. v. a. Boil (slowly), seethe, simmer, stive. II. v. n. Be boiled (slowly). III. n. 1. Hot house, bagnio, hot bath house, sudatory. 2. Ragout, stewed meat. 3. (Colloq.) …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Fun House (game show) — This article is about the US game show. For the UK game show, see Fun House (UK game show). For other uses, see Funhouse (disambiguation). Fun House Fun House logo. Format …   Wikipedia

• Onions in the Stew — 1956 Book Club edition Onions in the Stew is the fourth in a series of humorous autobiographical books by Betty MacDonald about her life on Vashon Island with her second husband and daughters during the Second World War years. It was published in …   Wikipedia

• The Ultimate Haunted House — Infobox VG |title = Gahan Wilson s The Ultimate Haunted House developer = Byron Preiss Multimedia publisher = Microsoft Home designer = Gahan Wilson engine = Macromedia released = 1994 genre = Adventure game modes = Single player ratings = Ages 8 …   Wikipedia