I. noun
1.
Synonyms: brothel , bagnio, bawdy house, bordello, cathouse, ||hookshop, ||joyhouse, seraglio, sporting house, whorehouse
2.
usually stews plural
Synonyms: red-light district , levee, tenderloin
3.
Synonyms: slum
4.
Synonyms: miscellany 1, brew, hash, jumble, medley, mélange, mishmash, olio, pasticcio, potpourri
5.
Synonyms: snit , fume, sweat, swivet, tizzy
Related Word: boil
6.
Synonyms: commotion 2, agitation, confusion, dither, flap, lather, pother, tumult, turbulence, turmoil
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: boil 2, parboil, seethe, simmer
2.
Synonyms: worry 3, cark, fret, fuss, pother, ||tew
Idioms: be in a stew