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stem noun

: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

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

: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

: the tube of a tobacco pipe

: front part of a vessel or aircraft

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

stem verb

: grow out of, have roots in, originate in

: cause to point inward

: stop the flow of a liquid

: remove the stem from


  • Roses have thorns on their stems.
  • What's a stem cell?
  • Cosmetic stem cell therapy is in the early stages of development.
  • Such trouble stems from carelessness.
  • The flower has a long stem.
  • Remove the pips and stem.
  • Which schools stem from Buddhist thought?
  • From what stems this contradiction between our hopes and our reality?
  • Scientists are fighting to stem the spread of the AIDS virus.
  • The accident stemmed from her negligence.
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