The difference between Brood and Stew
When used as nouns, brood means the young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother, whereas stew means a cooking-dish used for boiling.
When used as verbs, brood means to keep an egg warm to make it hatch, whereas stew means to cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
Brood is also adjective with the meaning: kept or reared for breeding, said of animals.
check bellow for the other definitions of Brood and Stew
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Brood as a noun:
The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
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Brood as a noun (uncountable):
The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
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Brood as a noun (countable, uncountable):
The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.
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Brood as a noun (countable, uncountable):
The children in one family; offspring.
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Brood as a noun:
That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
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Brood as a noun (mining):
Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
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Brood as an adjective:
Kept or reared for breeding, said of animals.
Examples:
"'brood ducks"
"a brood mare"
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Brood as a verb (transitive):
To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
Examples:
"In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs."
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Brood as a verb (transitive):
To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
Examples:
"Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs."
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Brood as a verb (intransitive):
To dwell upon moodily and at length (with adpositions generally being either about or over)
Examples:
"He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome."
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Brood as a verb (intransitive):
To be bred.
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Stew as a noun (obsolete):
A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
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Stew as a noun (now, _, historical):
A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
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Stew as a noun (archaic):
A brothel.
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Stew as a noun (obsolete):
A prostitute.
Examples:
"rfquotek Sir A. Weldon"
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Stew as a noun (uncountable, countable):
A dish cooked by stewing.
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Stew as a noun (Sussex):
A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating; a stew pond.
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Stew as a noun (US, regional):
An artificial bed of oysters.
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Stew as a noun (slang):
A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
Examples:
"to be in a stew'"
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Stew as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative):
To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
Examples:
"I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole."
"The meat is stewing nicely."
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Stew as a verb (transitive):
To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
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Stew as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):
To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
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Stew as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):
To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
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Stew as a noun:
A steward or stewardess on an airplane.