Definition of Stem

  • 1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed Noun
  • 2. A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ Noun
  • 3. Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something Noun
  • 4. The tube of a tobacco pipe Noun
  • 5. Front part of a vessel or aircraft Noun
  • 6. A turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it Noun
  • 7. Grow out of, have roots in, originate in Verb
  • 8. Cause to point inward Verb
  • 9. Stop the flow of a liquid Verb
  • 10. Remove the stem from Verb

Morphology of "stem"

Synonyms for word "stem"

Semanticaly linked words with "stem"

Hyponims for word "stem"