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"stem" Meaning in English

1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

Part of speech : noun

Example : thematic vowels are part of the stem

Synonyms

radical , base , root , theme , root word

2. front part of a vessel or aircraft

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

fore , bow , prow

3. stop the flow of a liquid

Part of speech : verb

Synonyms

staunch , halt , stanch

4. a turn made in skiing

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

stem turn

5. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

shank

6. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Part of speech : noun

Synonyms

stalk

7. the tube of a tobacco pipe

Part of speech : noun

8. remove the stem from

Part of speech : verb

Example : for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed

9. grow out of, have roots in, originate in

Part of speech : verb

Example : The increase in the national debt stems from the last war

10. cause to point inward

Part of speech : verb

Example : stem your skis

Translation for "stem"

stem meaning in Spanish : vástago

stem meaning in German : Stengel

stem meaning in Russian : стебель

stem meaning in Portuguese : haste

stem meaning in Chinese : 干

stem meaning in Japanese : 幹

stem meaning in Tamil : தண்டு

stem meaning in Arabic : إيقاف

stem meaning in Turkish : kök

stem meaning in Hindi : तना

stem meaning in Telugu : కాండం

stem meaning in French : tige

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