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English noun: stem | |||
| 1. | stem (communication) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed | ||
| Samples | Thematic vowels are part of the stem. | ||
| Synonyms | base, radical, root, root word, theme | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | descriptor, form, signifier, word form | ||
| Domain category | linguistics | ||
| 2. | stem (plant) a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ | ||
| Synonyms | stalk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plant organ | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | axis, beanstalk, bole, branch, bulb, cane, carpophore, caudex, caudex, cladode, cladophyll, corm, corn stalk, cornstalk, culm, cutting, filament, flower stalk, funicle, funiculus, gynophore, halm, haulm, leafstalk, petiole, petiolule, phylloclad, phylloclade, rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock, scape, slip, sporangiophore, stipe, stock, tree trunk, trunk, tuber | ||
| Part holonym | internode, leaf node, node, receptacle | ||
| 3. | stem (artifact) cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | ||
| Synonyms | shank | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cylinder | ||
| Part meronym | anchor, grip, ground tackle, handgrip, handle, hold, key, nail, pin, wineglass | ||
| 4. | stem (artifact) the tube of a tobacco pipe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tube, tubing | ||
| Part meronym | pipe, tobacco pipe | ||
| 5. | stem (artifact) front part of a vessel or aircraft | ||
| Samples | He pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line. | ||
| Synonyms | bow, fore, prow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | front | ||
| Part meronym | vessel, watercraft | ||
| 6. | stem (act) a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it | ||
| Synonyms | stem turn | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn, turning | ||
English verb: stem | |||
| 1. | stem (stative) grow out of, have roots in, originate in | ||
| Samples | The increase in the national debt stems from the last war. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | originate in | ||
| 2. | stem (stative) cause to point inward | ||
| Samples | Stem your skis. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | orient | ||
| 3. | stem (change) stop the flow of a liquid | ||
| Samples | Staunch the blood flow. Stem the tide. | ||
| Synonyms | halt, stanch, staunch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check | ||
| 4. | stem (change) remove the stem from | ||
| Samples | For automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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