Definition of stem - Rhyme Finder

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Noun

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

Noun

a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Noun

cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

Noun

the tube of a tobacco pipe

Noun

front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

Noun

a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

Verb

grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"

Verb

cause to point inward; "stem your skis"

Verb

stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

Verb

remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"

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base bow fore halt prow radical root root word shank stalk stanch staunch stem turn theme

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check cylinder descriptor form front orient originate in plant organ remove signifier take take away tube tubing turn turning withdraw word form

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axis beanstalk bole branch bulb cane carpophore caudex cladode cladophyll corm corn stalk cornstalk culm cutting filament flower stalk funicle funiculus gynophore halm haulm leafstalk petiole petiolule phylloclad phylloclade rhizome rootstalk rootstock scape slip sporangiophore stipe stock tree trunk trunk tuber

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