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Detailed Synonyms for stem in English

stem:

stem [the ~] nom

  1. the stem
    the stem; the handle
  2. the stem
    the stem; the radical
  3. the stem
    the bow; the prow; the stem
  4. the stem
    the antenna; the whip aerial; the feeler; the blade; the stem
  5. the stem
    the primitive word; the stem
  6. the stem
    the stem; the stalk
    the haulm; the halm
    – stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding 1
  7. the stem
    – a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it 1
    the stem; the stem turn
    – a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it 1
  8. the stem
    – front part of a vessel or aircraft 1
    the stem; the bow; the prow; the fore
    – front part of a vessel or aircraft 1
    • stem [the ~] nom
    • bow [the ~] nom
      • he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line1
    • prow [the ~] nom
    • fore [the ~] nom
  9. the stem
    – cylinder forming a long narrow part of something 1
    the stem; the shank
    – cylinder forming a long narrow part of something 1
  10. the stem
    – the tube of a tobacco pipe 1
    the stem
    – the tube of a tobacco pipe 1
  11. the stem
    – (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 1
    the base; the stem; the root; the theme; the radical; the root word
    – (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 1
  12. the stem
    – a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ 1
    the stem; the stalk
    – a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ 1

to stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)

  1. to stem
    to stop; to stem; to bring to a halt; put to a stop; to halt; to bring to a standstill
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
    • bring to a halt verbe (brings to a halt, brought to a halt, bringing to a halt)
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • bring to a standstill verbe (brings to a standstill, brought to a standstill, bringing to a standstill)
  2. to stem
    to hinder; to oppose; to thwart; to sabotage; to cross; to stem; to upset; to stop
    • hinder verbe (hinders, hindered, hindering)
    • oppose verbe (opposes, opposed, opposing)
    • thwart verbe (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • sabotage verbe (sabotages, sabotaged, sabotaging)
    • cross verbe (crosss, crossed, crossing)
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
    • upset verbe (upsets, upset, upsetting)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    to prevent
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    • prevent verbe (prevents, prevented, preventing)
  3. to stem
    – remove the stem from 1
    to stem
    – remove the stem from 1
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
      • for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed1
  4. to stem
    – stop the flow of a liquid 1
    to stem; to staunch; to halt; stanch
    – stop the flow of a liquid 1
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
      • stem the tide1
    • staunch verbe (staunchs, staunched, staunching)
      • staunch the blood flow1
    • halt verbe (halts, halted, halting)
    • stanch verbe
  5. to stem
    – grow out of, have roots in, originate in 1
    to stem
    – grow out of, have roots in, originate in 1
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
      • The increase in the national debt stems from the last war1
  6. to stem
    – cause to point inward 1
    to stem
    – cause to point inward 1
    • stem verbe (stems, stemmed, stemming)
      • stem your skis1

Conjugations for stem:

present
  1. stem
  2. stem
  3. stems
  4. stem
  5. stem
  6. stem
simple past
  1. stemmed
  2. stemmed
  3. stemmed
  4. stemmed
  5. stemmed
  6. stemmed
present perfect
  1. have stemmed
  2. have stemmed
  3. has stemmed
  4. have stemmed
  5. have stemmed
  6. have stemmed
past continuous
  1. was stemming
  2. were stemming
  3. was stemming
  4. were stemming
  5. were stemming
  6. were stemming
future
  1. shall stem
  2. will stem
  3. will stem
  4. shall stem
  5. will stem
  6. will stem
continuous present
  1. am stemming
  2. are stemming
  3. is stemming
  4. are stemming
  5. are stemming
  6. are stemming
subjunctive
  1. be stemmed
  2. be stemmed
  3. be stemmed
  4. be stemmed
  5. be stemmed
  6. be stemmed
diverse
  1. stem!
  2. let's stem!
  3. stemmed
  4. stemming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "stem":

  1. a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it1
  2. front part of a vessel or aircraft1
  3. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something1
  4. the tube of a tobacco pipe1
  5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed1
    • thematic vowels are part of the stem1
  6. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ1
  7. remove the stem from1
    • for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed1
  8. stop the flow of a liquid1
    • stem the tide1
  9. grow out of, have roots in, originate in1
    • The increase in the national debt stems from the last war1
  10. cause to point inward1
    • stem your skis1

Related Synonyms for stem