n. 25B6; noun
a beef stew : CASSEROLE, hotpot, ragout, goulash, carbonnade, daube, grillade; N. Amer. burgoo. See list.
(informal) she's in a right old stew : PANIC, fluster, fret, fuss, fever; informal flap, sweat, lather, tizzy, dither, twitter, state; N. Amer. informal twit; poetic/literary pother.
25B6; verb
stew the meat for an hour : BRAISE, casserole, simmer, boil; jug; archaic seethe.
(informal) there's no point stewing over it. : See worry verb sense 1.
(informal) the girls sat stewing in the heat : SWELTER, be very hot, perspire, sweat; informal roast, bake, be boiling.
Stews
boeuf bourguignon jollof rice
bouillabaisse Lancashire hotpot
bredie lobscouse
Brunswick stew mannish water
burgoo mulligan
callaloo olio
carbonnade olla podrida
casserole osso bucco
cassoulet pepper pot
chilli con carne potjie
daube pot pie
étouffée ragout
feijoada ratatouille
fricassee salmi
goulash slumgullion
grillade smoor
hopping john stifado
hotpot stovies
Irish stew tsimmes