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stem1
noun
1
a the central part of a plant that grows upward from its root;
b the part that connects a leaf, flower or fruit to a branch.
2 any long slender part, eg of a written letter or musical note, of a wine glass or pipe, of the winder of a watch, etc.
3 linguistics the base form of a word that inflections are added to; for example love is the stem of loved , lover , lovely , etc. See also root1.
4 genealogy the major branch of a family.
5 naut the front part of a ship or the curved timber at a ship's prow.
verb (stemmed , stemming )
1 (stem from something or someone) intr to originate or derive from it or them Resentment stems from their low wages and long hours .
2 to remove the stems from (fruit, etc).
3 said of a boat, swimmer, bird, etc: to make headway (through the water, air, etc).
[Anglo-Saxon stemn ]
stemless adjective .
stemmed adjective .
from stem to stern
1 from one end of a boat to the other.
2 completely.
noun
1
a the central part of a plant that grows upward from its root;
b the part that connects a leaf, flower or fruit to a branch.
2 any long slender part, eg of a written letter or musical note, of a wine glass or pipe, of the winder of a watch, etc.
3 linguistics the base form of a word that inflections are added to; for example love is the stem of loved , lover , lovely , etc. See also root1.
4 genealogy the major branch of a family.
5 naut the front part of a ship or the curved timber at a ship's prow.
verb (stemmed , stemming )
1 (stem from something or someone) intr to originate or derive from it or them Resentment stems from their low wages and long hours .
2 to remove the stems from (fruit, etc).
3 said of a boat, swimmer, bird, etc: to make headway (through the water, air, etc).
[Anglo-Saxon stemn ]
stemless adjective .
stemmed adjective .
from stem to stern
1 from one end of a boat to the other.
2 completely.
stem2
verb (stemmed , stemming )
1 to stop (the flow of something) tried to stem the tide of disaffection .
2 intr , skiing to slow down by pushing the heels apart.
noun (also stem turn) skiing a breaking technique where the heels are pushed apart.
[15c: from Norse stemma ]
verb (stemmed , stemming )
1 to stop (the flow of something) tried to stem the tide of disaffection .
2 intr , skiing to slow down by pushing the heels apart.
noun (also stem turn) skiing a breaking technique where the heels are pushed apart.
[15c: from Norse stemma ]
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