Hyphenation of stem

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stem

Definitions of stem:

1.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Thematic vowels are part of the stem
2.
A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
3.
Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
4.
The tube of a tobacco pipe
5.
Front part of a vessel or aircraft
He pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
6.
A turn made in skiing
The back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
7.
Grow out of, have roots in, originate in
The increase in the national debt stems from the last war
8.
Cause to point inward
Stem your skis
9.
Stop the flow of a liquid
Staunch the blood flow Stem the tide
10.
Remove the stem from
For automatic natural language processing
11.
The words must be stemmed

Synonyms of stem:

noun root, root word, base, theme, radical, form, word form, signifier, descriptor
noun stalk, plant organ
noun shank, cylinder
noun tube, tubing
noun bow, fore, prow, front
nounstem turn, turn, turning
verboriginate in
verb orient
verb stanch, staunch, halt, check
verb remove, take, take away, withdraw

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