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combination
English
Etymology
From Middle English combinacioun, combynacyoun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin comb?n?ti?.Morphologically combine +? -ation
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?mb??ne???n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?mb??ne???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
combination (countable and uncountable, plural combinations)
- The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
- An object formed by combining.
- A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
- (mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
- An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
- (billiards) A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
- A motorcycle and sidecar.
- A rapid sequence of punches or strikes in boxing or other combat sports.
Synonyms
- (act of combining): fusion, merger
Antonyms
- (act of combining): division, separation
- (mathematics): permutation
Derived terms
- combination fried rice
- recombination
Related terms
- combinative
- combinatory
- combine
Translations
See also
- permutation
Further reading
- combination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Motorcycle and sidecar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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stew
English
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /st???/
- (UK) IPA(key): /stju?/, /st?u?/
- (US) enPR: sto?o, IPA(key): /stu/
- Rhymes: -u?
- Hyphenation: stew
Etymology 1
From Middle English stewe, stue, from Anglo-Norman estouve, Old French estuve (“bath, bathhouse”) (modern French étuve), from Medieval Latin stupha, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *extuf?re, from ex- + Ancient Greek ????? (tûphos, “smoke, steam”), from ???? (túph?, “to smoke”). See also Italian stufare, Portuguese estufar. Compare also Old English stuf-bæþ (“a hot-air bath, vapour bath”); see stove.
Noun
stew (usually uncountable, plural stews)
- (obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron. [14th-17thc.]
- (now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath. [from 14thc.]
- (archaic) A brothel. [from 14thc.]
- 1681, John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel
- And rak'd, for converts, even the court and stews.
- 1835, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Sir James Mackintosh
- Because he was chaste, the precinct of his temple is filled with licensed stews.
- 1977, Gãmini Salgãdo, The Elizabethan Underworld, Folio Society, 2006, p.37:
- Although whores were permitted to sit at the door of the stew, they could not solicit in any way nor ‘chide or throw stones’ at passers-by.
- 1681, John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel
- (obsolete) A prostitute.
- 1650, Anthony Weldon, The Court and Character of King James I
- But it was so plotted betwixt the Lady, her Husband, and Bristol, that instead of that beauty, he had a notorious Stew sent him, and surely his carriage there was so lascivious...
- 1650, Anthony Weldon, The Court and Character of King James I
- (uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18thc.]
- 1870, Charles Dickens, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Wordsworth Classics, 1998, p.367:
- I noticed then that there was nothing to drink on the table but brandy, and nothing to eat but salted herrings, and a hot, sickly, highly peppered stew.
- 1870, Charles Dickens, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Wordsworth Classics, 1998, p.367:
- (Sussex) A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating; a stew pond.
- (US, regional) An artificial bed of oysters.
- (slang) A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
Synonyms
- (food) casserole, (Britain) hotpot
Coordinate terms
- casserole
- cassoulet
- goulash
- ragout
Derived terms
- cowboy stew
- Irish stew
- in a stew
- sonofabitch stew / son-of-a-gun stew
- stewpot
See also
- stew pond on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- List of stews on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
Verb
stew (third-person singular simple present stews, present participle stewing, simple past and past participle stewed)
- (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
- I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole.
- The meat is stewing nicely.
- (transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
Synonyms
- (suffer under hot conditions): bake, boil, sweat, swelter
- (be in a state of elevated anxiety): brood, fret, sweat, worry
Translations
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of steward or stewardess.
Noun
stew (plural stews)
- A steward or stewardess on an airplane or boat.
- 1975 November 3, Mordecai Richler, "The Perils of Maureen", New York, volume 8, number 44, page 8 [1]:
- And then, working as a stew for American Airlines, Mo met another older man […] .
- 1991, Tom Clancy, The Sum of All Fears, 1992 edition, ?ISBN, page 480 [2]:
- " […] We want to know what he's going to be saying on his airplane."
- "I don't have the legs to dress up as a stew, doc. Besides, I never learned to do the tea ceremony, either."
- 1992 January, Skip Hollandsworth, "Doing the Hustle", Texas Monthly, ISSN 0148-7736, volume 20, issue 1, page 52 [3]:
- Dallas was also becoming known as a "stew zoo" because so many flight attendants were relocating there to work for Southwest, Braniff, and American Airlines.
- 1975 November 3, Mordecai Richler, "The Perils of Maureen", New York, volume 8, number 44, page 8 [1]:
Anagrams
- Tews, West, ewts, tews, west, wets
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