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The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems
A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogue the shaft of a feather
The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms
To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram

As when two warlike Brigandines at sea, / With murdrous weapons arm'd to cruell fight, / Doe meete together on the watry lea, / They stemme ech other with so fell despight, / That with the shocke of their owne heedlesse might, / Their wooden ribs are shaken nigh a sonder .

To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood)
To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn
A vertical stroke of a letter
To descend in a family line
To take out the stem from
To be caused or derived; to originate

The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.

To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against
grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
{n} a stalk, family, race, generation, prow
{v} to oppose a current, stop, keep back
(Muzik) Stems are the lines which extend from the notehead. Stems may point up or down. Different-facing stems indicate the voice for polyphonic music written on the same staff. For single-note melodies, the stems usually point down for notes on the middle line or higher, and up for those below. If the stem points up from a notehead, the stem originates from the right-hand side of the note, but if it points down, it originates from the left. The exception to this rule is when a chord contains a second, in which case the stem runs between the two notes, the higher being placed on the left of the stem and the lower on the right. The length of a stem is usually that of an octave on the staff, going to either an octave higher or lower than the notehead, depending on which way the stem is pointing
The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached
A position on the rock where both legs are spread wide apart between two holds
A little branch which connects a fruit, flower, or leaf with a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole; as, the stem of an apple or a cherry
The part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base
The short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc
stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
also called the stalk, that which holds the flower upright May be straight or gently S-curved
A vertical stroke of a symbol representing a note in written music
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
To move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a current
the tube of a tobacco pipe remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed" stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide" grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war" cause to point inward; "stem your skis
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cause to point inward; "stem your skis
The base or root form of a word; the part of a word to which prefixes and suffixes are added: soundless, walked, feeling, unequal
(n/vb) movement requiring opposing outward pressure much like a child climbing a door jam
Anything resembling a stem or stalk; as, the stem of a tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring, by which it is suspended, is attached
This is the part of the plant, usually above ground, that typically bears the plant's leaves and flowers (from its nodes) Stems can run horizontally above ground like stolons, or horizontally underground, as rhizomes do They may also be underground food storage organs, as they are in an corm or bulb
The stem of a wine glass is the long thin part which connects the bowl to the base
A branch of a family
The extreme front end of a vessel A stem gun is a small cannon built into the extreme forward "nose" of a ship
The upright pillarlike part of the mushroom, which supports the cap Also called the "stalk" or "stipe "
The principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any kind; the main stock; the part which supports the branches or the head or top
The main part of an uninflected word to which endings may be added to form inflections of the word
Standard abbreviation for scanning transmission electron microscope or microscopy, where a focused beam of electrons are scanned across the sample and electrons transmitted through the sample are detected and used for making an image This technique is used both in SEM, TEM and in dedicated STEM instruments
{i} central stalk of a plant; petiole; slender part which connects or supports; main part of a word to which affixes are added (Grammar); family line of descent, ancestry
The extension of the base of a projectile point or knife which was designed for hafting or gripping Stems can occur in various shapes
May be used as synonym for shank, but more often used for separate bit or mouthpiece Straight - One of the three main pipe shapes, describes a pipe with a straight shank and stem, as opposed to ‘bent’ which has a curved shank and/or stem
the tube of a tobacco pipe
To ram, as clay, into a blasting hole
A circular piece of timber, into which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end The lower end of it is scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests on its upper end
[top] The shape of the bow of a canoe, rounded for better maneuverability, squared for better tracking
The forward part of a vessel's backbone, to which the planking at the fore end of the boat is affixed
If you stem something, you stop it spreading, increasing, or continuing. Austria has sent three army battalions to its border with Hungary to stem the flow of illegal immigrants
In grammar, the stem of a word is the main part of it, which does not change when the ending changes. Plant axis that emerges from the roots, supports the branches, bears buds and shoots with leaves, and contains the vascular (conducting) tissues (xylem and phloem) that transport water, minerals, and food to other parts of the plant. The pith (a central core of spongy tissue) is surrounded by strands (in dicots; see cotyledon) or bundles (in monocots) of conducting xylem and phloem, then by the cortex and outermost epidermis, or bark. The cambium (an area of actively dividing cells) lies just below the bark. Lateral buds and leaves grow out of the stem at intervals called nodes; the intervals on the stem between the nodes are called internodes. In flowering plants, various stem modifications (rhizome, corm, tuber, bulb, stolon) let the plant survive dormantly for years, store food, or sprout asexually. All green stems perform photosynthesis, as do leaves; in plants such as the cacti (see cactus) and asparagus, the stem is the chief site of photosynthesis
The entire central axis of a feather
The basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian
The "question" part of a multiple-choice question
A gleam of light; flame
The lower end of it is scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper end
The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors
If a condition or problem stems from something, it was caused originally by that thing. Much of the instability stems from the economic effects of the war
A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon
{f} arise, come from, originate; remove the stem from; stop, check, dam up; restrain, hold back
The principal timber at the forepart of a vessel which stands upright and often is composed of several pieces When the stem is of composite nature, the forward most added element is termed the false stem, and the inner most the apron The stem is always firmly secured to the keel and strengthened by the fore deadwood The stem also receives the ends of the hull planking, thus joining the two sides of the vessel
the tube of a tobacco pipe remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
That part of a plant which bears leaves, or rudiments of leaves, whether rising above ground or wholly subterranean
1 An organ displaying leaves and also conducting water with mineral salts and food If the stem is herbaceous, it performs a photosynthetic function as well The places where the leaves arise from the stem between 2 successive nodes are called internodes The stem thus consists mainly of internodes (not present in roots) and bears leaves as well as buds 2 An above-ground axis (usually) of a plant, which develops from the epicotyl (seedling stem tissue above the cotyledon) of the embryos, or from a bud of an already existing stem or root 3 The principal axis of a plant, carrying all the accessory parts such as the branches, leaves and flowers
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
to stem

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı stem

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈstem/ /tə ˈstɛm/

    Etymology

    [ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.

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