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stem

Letters that make stem

s, e, m, t are letters that make 'stem'

Words within stem

te, em, Te are words within 'stem'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of stem

stems is a word created by adding a letter to 'stem'

stem is a 4 letter word ending with m
stem is a 4 letter word starting with s

10 possible definitions for 'stem'

Stem as "front part of a vessel or aircraft"

Under this definition, stem is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bow, prow, fore have the same meaning as 'stem'

stem as a type

'stem' can be a type of front.

stem as a part

'stem' can be a part of vessel, watercraft.

Stem as "cylinder forming a long narrow part of something"

Under this definition, stem is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shank has the same meaning as stem

stem as a type

'stem' can be a type of cylinder.

stem as a part

'stem' can be a part of anchor, ground tackle, pin, handle, handgrip, nail, wineglass, grip, hold, key.

Stem as "the tube of a tobacco pipe"

Under this definition, stem is a noun and has the following properties:

stem as a type

'stem' can be a type of tubing, tube.

stem as a part

'stem' can be a part of tobacco pipe, pipe.

Stem as "(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed"

Under this definition, stem is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

base, root, root word, radical, theme have the same meaning as 'stem'

stem as a type

'stem' can be a type of form, descriptor, word form, signifier.

stem as a category

'stem' can be a category of linguistics.

Derivatives of stem

stem are derivatives of 'stem'.

Example of stem used within this context

"thematic vowels are part of the stem"

Stem as "a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ"

Under this definition, stem is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stalk has the same meaning as stem

stem as a type

'stem' can be a type of plant organ.

Types of stem

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

Parts of stem

internode, receptacle, node, leaf node are parts of 'stem'.

Stem as "remove the stem from"

Under this definition, stem is a verb and has the following properties:

stem as a type

'stem' can be a type of withdraw, take away, remove, take.

Derivatives of stem

stemmer, base, root, root word, radical, stem, theme, stemming algorithm are derivatives of 'stem'.

Example of stem used within this context

"for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"

Stem as "stop the flow of a liquid"

Under this definition, stem is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stanch, staunch, halt have the same meaning as 'stem'

stem as a type

'stem' can be a type of check.

Derivatives of stem

stop, halt are derivatives of 'stem'.

Example of stem used within this context

"staunch the blood flow", "stem the tide"

Stem as "grow out of, have roots in, originate in"

Under this definition, stem is a verb and has the following properties:

stem as a type

'stem' can be a type of originate in.

Derivatives of stem

base, root, root word, radical, stem, theme are derivatives of 'stem'.

Example of stem used within this context

"The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"

Stem as "cause to point inward"

Under this definition, stem is a verb and has the following properties:

stem as a type

'stem' can be a type of orient.

Derivatives of stem

stem turn, stem are derivatives of 'stem'.

Example of stem used within this context

"stem your skis"

Stem as "a turn made in skiing, the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it"

Under this definition, stem is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stem turn has the same meaning as stem

stem as a type

'stem' can be a type of turning, turn.

Derivatives of stem

stem is a derivative of stem.