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Noun
Definition: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Definition: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Definition: the tube of a tobacco pipe
Definition: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
Definition: a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
Definition: The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
Definition: Alternative form of steem
Definition: Alternative form of STEM
Definition: Acronym of scanning transmission electron microscope.
Verb
Definition: grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
Definition: cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
Definition: stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
Definition: remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
Definition: To remove the stem from.
Definition: To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).