Clues for the word "STEW"

We've had 498 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1406 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on June 12, 2026.

Definition of stew

n. - A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a vivarium.
n. - An artificial bed of oysters.
v. t. - To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire, without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew apples.
v. i. - To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture.
v. t. - A place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes are furnished; a hothouse.
v. t. - A brothel; -- usually in the plural.
v. t. - A prostitute.
v. t. - A dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons.
v. t. - A state of agitating excitement; a state of worry; confusion; as, to be in a stew.