eng: stem

Information
has URI	http://lexvo.org/id/term/eng/stem

Meaning
means	(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" theme, root word, base, root, stem, radical
means	(noun) a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ stem, stalk
means	(noun) cylinder forming a long narrow part of something shank, stem
means	(noun) the tube of a tobacco pipe stem
means	(noun) front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" fore, prow, bow, stem
means	(noun) a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it stem, stem turn
means	(verb) grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war" stem
means	(verb) cause to point inward; "stem your skis" stem
means	(verb) stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide" stanch, staunch, stem, halt
means	(verb) remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed" stem
means	e/Crack stem
means	e/Stem (bike)
means	e/Stem (music)
means	e/Stem (ship)