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Noun stem has 6 senses

root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
--₁ is a kind of form, word form, signifier, descriptor

Derived forms: verb stem₄, verb stem₁

stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
--₂ is a kind of plant organ
--₂ has parts: internode; receptacle
--₂ has particulars:

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

shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
--₃ is a kind of cylinder
--₃ is a part of
anchor, ground tackle; key; handle, grip, handgrip, hold; nail; pin; wineglass
stem - the tube of a tobacco pipe
--₄ is a kind of tube, tubing
--₄ is a part of pipe, tobacco pipe
bow, fore, prow, stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
--₅ is a kind of front
--₅ is a part of vessel, watercraft
stem turn, stem - a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
--₆ is a kind of turn, turning

Derived form: verb stem₂

Verb stem has 4 senses

stem - grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
--₁ is one way to originate in

Derived form: noun stem₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
stem - cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
--₂ is one way to orient

Derived form: noun stem₆
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
stem, stanch, staunch, halt - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "them the tide"
--₃ is one way to check
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
stem - remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
--₄ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived forms: noun stemmer₃, noun stem₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something