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Definition of Stem
1. Noun. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed. "Thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Category relationships: Linguistics
Generic synonyms: Descriptor, Form, Signifier, Word Form
2. Verb. Grow out of, have roots in, originate in. "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
3. Noun. A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ.
Specialized synonyms: Gynophore, Carpophore, Corn Stalk, Cornstalk, Filament, Funicle, Funiculus, Petiolule, Cane, Sporangiophore, Cutting, Slip, Tuber, Rhizome, Rootstalk, Rootstock, Axis, Caudex, Beanstalk, Cladode, Cladophyll, Phylloclad, Phylloclade, Caudex, Stock, Stipe, Flower Stalk, Scape, Leafstalk, Petiole, Bulb, Corm, Branch, Culm, Halm, Haulm, Bole, Tree Trunk, Trunk
Generic synonyms: Plant Organ
Terms within: Internode, Receptacle, Leaf Node, Node
4. Verb. Cause to point inward. "Stem your skis"
5. Noun. Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something.
Group relationships: Anchor, Ground Tackle, Grip, Handgrip, Handle, Hold, Key, Nail, Pin, Wineglass
Generic synonyms: Cylinder
6. Verb. Stop the flow of a liquid. "Stem the tide"
7. Noun. The tube of a tobacco pipe.
8. Verb. Remove the stem from. "For automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
9. Noun. Front part of a vessel or aircraft. "He pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
10. Noun. A turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it.
Definition of Stem
1. v. i. To gleam.
2. n. A gleam of light; flame.
3. n. The principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any kind; the main stock; the part which supports the branches or the head or top.
4. v. t. To remove the stem or stems from; as, to stem cherries; to remove the stem and its appendages (ribs and veins) from; as, to stem tobacco leaves.
5. v. t. To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current.
6. v. i. To move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a current.
Definition of Stem
1. Acronym. scanning transmission electron microscope ¹
2. Acronym. science, technology, engineering and mathematics ¹
3. Noun. (botany) The above-ground stalk (''technically'' axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms. ¹
4. Noun. A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogue the shaft of a feather. ¹
5. Noun. A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon. ¹
6. Noun. (linguistic morphology) The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems. ¹
7. Noun. (typography) A vertical stroke of a letter. ¹
8. Noun. (music) A vertical stroke of a symbol representing a note in written music. ¹
9. Noun. (nautical) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached. ¹
10. Verb. To take out the stem from. ¹
11. Verb. To be caused or derived; to originate. ¹
12. Verb. To descend in a family line. ¹
13. Verb. To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against. ¹
14. Verb. (obsolete) To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram. ¹
15. Verb. To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood). ¹
16. Verb. (skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stem
1. to remove stems (ascending axes of a plant) from [v STEMMED, STEMMING, STEMS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stem
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