different between compound vs stew

English

Etymology 1

Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (“group of buildings, village”), via Dutch or Portuguese .

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?mpa?nd/
• (US) enPR: k?m'pound, IPA^(key): /?k?mpa?nd/

Noun

compound (plural compounds)

1. An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
2. An enclosure for secure storage.
3. A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices

Synonyms

• (enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined): gaol/jail, pen, pound, prison

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin compon?, from Latin com- (“together”) + pon? (“to put”).

Pronunciation

• adj. and noun (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?mpa?nd/
• adj. and noun (US) enPR: k?m'pound, IPA^(key): /?k?mpa?nd/
• verb (US, UK) enPR: k?mpound', IPA^(key): /k?m?pa?nd/
• Rhymes: -a?nd

Adjective

compound (not comparable)

1. composed of elements; not simple

   a compound word

   • 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard

     Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances.

2. (mathematics) dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process

   compound addition; compound proportion

3. (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

Synonyms

• (composed of elements): composite

Antonyms

• (composed of elements): simple

Derived terms

• compound chocolate
• compound interest
• compound leaf
• compoundly

Translations

Noun

compound (plural compounds)

2. Anything made by combining several things.
3. (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination elements.
5. (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
6. (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.
7. (rail transport) a compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

Synonyms

• (anything made by combining several things): amalgam, blend, combination, composite, mix, mixture
• (word): compound word

Hyponyms

• (word): closed compound, hyphenated compound, open compound
• (chemistry): chemical compound

Translations

Verb

compound (third-person singular simple present compounds, present participle compounding, simple past and past participle compounded)

1. (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.

   to compound a medicine
2. (transitive) To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.

   • We have the power of altering […] and compounding those images […] into all the varieties of picture.

3. (transitive) To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
4. (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.

   to compound a debt

5. (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
6. (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
   • 1602, Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall

     [Cornwall] compounded to furnish ten oxen after Michaelmas for thirty pounds.

   • Compound for sins they are inclined to / By damning those they have no mind to.

7. (transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
8. (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
9. (transitive) To worsen a situation.
10. (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
    • 1855, The Sporting Review (volume 34, page 240)

      At the hill, the Warrior must have been at least ten lengths in front of Wild Dayrell; but he compounded about 200 yards on the T. Y. C. side of the Red House.

Usage notes

The usage in sense 9 above, “to worsen a situation” is widespread but not wholly accepted. The original meaning of the word (see senses 4, 5 and 6 above) implies resolution of a problem, not worsening. It has been suggested (Fraser 1973) that the reverse usage arose by confusion with phrases such as compound interest.

Synonyms

• (to come to terms of agreement): agree
• (to put together): assemble, blend, combine, join, join together, mix, put together, unite
• (to add to): augment, increase
• (law: to settle by agreeing on less than the claim): settle
• (to compose): form, make up; see also Thesaurus:compose

Derived terms

• compoundable

Translations

References

Further reading

• Compound in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

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)

1. (obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron. [14^th-17^thc.]
2. (now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath. [from 14^thc.]
3. (archaic) A brothel. [from 14^thc.]
   • 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.

4. (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...

5. (uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18^thc.]
   • 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.

6. (Sussex) A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating; a stew pond.
7. (US, regional) An artificial bed of oysters.
8. (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)

1. (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.

2. (transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
3. (intransitive, figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
4. (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)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• Tews, West, ewts, tews, west, wets