stew
nounUK /stjuː/
US /stuː/
A thick, warm food made by cooking meat and vegetables slowly in liquid.
Grandma made a big pot of stew for dinner on the cold night.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To cook food slowly in a small amount of liquid.
Let the apples stew until they are soft.
3. To worry or be upset about something for a long time.
He sat stewing over the argument all afternoon.
4. A state of being worried or agitated.
She was in a stew about the missing keys.