The difference between Stew and Worry
When used as nouns, stew means a cooking-dish used for boiling, whereas worry means a strong feeling of anxiety.
When used as verbs, stew means to cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering, whereas worry means to be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
check bellow for the other definitions of Stew and Worry
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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.
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Worry as a verb (intransitive):
To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
Examples:
"Stop worrying about your test, it’ll be fine."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
Examples:
"Your tone of voice worries me."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
To harass; to irritate or distress.
Examples:
"The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
Examples:
"Your dog’s been worrying sheep again."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with.
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Worry as a verb (transitive, obsolete, Scotland):
To strangle.
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Worry as a noun:
A strong feeling of anxiety.
Examples:
"I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night."
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Worry as a noun:
An instance or cause of such a feeling.
Examples:
"My main worry is that I'll miss the train."