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stem

/ stem /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to point inward
"stem your skis"
Type of:
orient
Derived:
stem turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
"The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
Type of:
originate in
Derived:
root root word base theme radical
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow"
"them the tide"
Type of:
check
Derived:
stop halt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 4
the tube of a tobacco pipe
Type of:
tube tubing
Has parts:
pipe tobacco pipe
verb Sense 5
remove the stem from
"for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
Type of:
remove take take away
Derived:
stemmer stemming algorithm root root word base
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Type of:
plant organ
Kinds of:
gynophore carpophore filament funicle funiculus
noun Sense 7
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
Type of:
cylinder
Has parts:
anchor ground tackle key
noun Sense 8
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Type of:
turn turning
noun Sense 9
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Type of:
form word form signifier
Domain:
linguistics
noun Sense 10
front part of a vessel or aircraft
"he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
Type of:
front
Has parts:
vessel watercraft
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
3
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orient originate in check tube tubing remove take take away plant organ gynophore carpophore filament