1. stem - noun
· (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Synonym(s): root, root_word, base, theme, radical
Hypernym(s): form, word_form, signifier, descriptor
2. stem - noun
· a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Synonym(s): stalk
Hypernym(s): plant_organ
3. stem - noun
· cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
Synonym(s): shank
Hypernym(s): cylinder
4. stem - noun
· the tube of a tobacco pipe
5. stem - noun
· front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
Hypernym(s): front
6. stem - noun
· a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Synonym(s): stem_turn
7. stem - verb
· grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
Hypernym(s): originate_in
8. stem - verb
· cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
Hypernym(s): orient
9. stem - verb
· stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
Synonym(s): stanch, staunch, halt
Hypernym(s): check
10. stem - verb
· remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw
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