stews

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  1. transitive verb To cook (food) by simmering or boiling slowly.
  2. intransitive verb To undergo cooking by boiling slowly or simmering. See Synonyms at boil1.
  3. intransitive verb Informal To suffer with oppressive heat or stuffy confinement; swelter.
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  • "I was not quite impartial in my judgment, Emma: -- but yet, I think -- had you not been in the case -- I should still have distrusted him." —  Emma
  • Employed our youth — not taverns, stews, and plays; —  Andrew Marvell
  • Such savoury stews, and such odorous dishes, —  My Life as an Author
  • I got into all the parties. —  Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
  • Most stews are awful. —  The Red Trailer Mystery
 

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